Cape Palos
The sinking of rebel heavy cruiser "Baleares" was hailed as a great victory by the Republican government, and Luis González de Ubieta was awarded the Laureate Plate of Madrid "(Placa Laureada de Madrid)", the highest military award for gallantry of the Second Spanish Republic, while the ships that took part in the Cape Palos naval battle were awarded the Madrid Distinction "(Distintivo de Madrid)". This naval victory, however, had little effect on the war as a whole for the Spanish Civil War was already turning against the republic.