Cape Palos
Following the grant of the Laureate Badge of Madrid to Luis González de Ubieta, Admiral of the loyalist fleet, the "Distintivo de Madrid" was awarded to Spanish Republican Navy cruisers "Libertad" and "Méndez Núñez", and destroyers "Lepanto", "Almirante Antequera" and "Sánchez Barcáiztegui", as well as to their crew members for their role in the Battle of Cape Palos.