sentences:  The presence of Greeks and Phoenicians presuppose the Roman occupation in the territory, but it was in 1166 that the first reference Angeja appeared, in the form of "ANSEGIA".Angeja obtained a foral from King D. Manuel I on 15 August 1514, that included the lands of Assequins, Bemposta, Branca, Canelas, Casais de Grijó, Casais do Ribeiro, Contumil, Devesa, Fermelã, Figueiredo, Fonte Chã, Pinheiro, Salreu and Santiães.Initially, this territory was part of the "Terras de Santa Maria" ("Lands of Santa Maria"), commonly known as "Terras da Feira" ("Lands of the Fair"), which were incorporated into coat-of-arms.