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In the town of Anoeta (Guipúzcoa), and in the place of Amézaga, of the Council of Zuya (Álava). They are his weapons: Azure, with a silver tower, cleared of gules, and in front of it a silver whippet and saber, tied with a gold leash to a door knocker. Border made of eight pieces of gold and gules, the four of gold, loaded with a panela of sinople and the cautro de gules, of a gold veneer. By references of historians of the time and others found by Araldis in the city and other private registry files, we could affirm, but not assure, that this shield or another very similar to it, initially appeared from the 11th to the 14th century, particularly in the repopulation of Pamplona, late 12th century, being one of the families selected to reside in the city. All this seems to coincide with the family memory of some of the members of the Izaga family branch. The study of the family heraldic shield "speaks" to us of those who formed the origin of family I., since that was their function, that of manifesting to the others their differential elements, since the inclusion of the tower element means that the nobility is solid and old, since only the very rich could afford its construction. The enamels of the weapon of the I. proclaim the following values: Azure corresponds to the symbol of water, of the continuity of life, it is a color of nobility, beauty, chastity and fidelity, in addition other virtues characterized the family, such as economic abundance, perseverance, luck, fame and the desire for victory.