De Moura Noble Portuguese family from the beginnings of nationality, as it comes from D. Pedro Rodrigues than with his brother. D. Álvaro Rodrigues took the Castle of Moura from the Saracens in the year 1166. had D. Pedro several children and among them D. Martim Rodrigues, Knight and Master of the Order of Calatrava, seeming that he would have been married before having a vote, because his sons, D. Pedro Martins and D. Álvaro Martins who were also Knights of the same Order had no dismissal to enter it, proof that they were not a child born to parents who are not married to each other From D. Martim Rodrigues, Master of the Order of Calatrava, was born Vasco Martins Serrão, so called for being Lord of the place of Serrão in the Serra de Gerês, the main nobleman of his time, who walked in the conquest of the kingdom, lord of the village of Moura at the mercy of Queen D. Beatriz, D.'s wife Afonso III, in payment for his services. Because he was also Lord of Vila de Moura, he began to use this nickname that he transmitted to his descendants. These had great Morgados, such as those of Corte Serrão and Quarteira, and had several titles as Marqueses de castelo Rodrigo, of Moura Corte-real, Counts of Azambuja, granted in 1763 to D.António Rolim de Moura, 19th Lord of the Villages of Azambuja and Montargil, Counts of Vale de Reis, of the Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, later Marquises and Dukes of Loulé, also distinguishing other illustrious branches such as those of the Moura Coutinho, Moura Borges, etc. ...
