ws ▁to ▁wear ▁a ▁special ▁bad ge ▁on ▁their ▁uniform s ▁with ▁the ▁old ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁Madrid . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁propag anda ▁value ▁of ▁this ▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁Republic ▁it ▁had ▁little ▁notice able ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁war ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁ ▁Tw il ight ▁and ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁On ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Spanish ▁Republican ▁Army ▁Colonel ▁Seg ism undo ▁Cas ado ▁made ▁an ▁ant ic ommun ist ▁coup ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁a ▁( Con se jo ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Def ensa ). ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁the ▁National ist ▁Air ▁Force ▁bom bed ▁the ▁har bour ▁of ▁Cart ag ena , ▁the ▁main ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Navy , ▁s inking ▁destroy er ▁San chez ▁Bar ca iz te gui . ▁Following ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁and ▁the ▁un rest ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁where ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁was ▁under ▁way , ▁Commander ▁Miguel ▁Bu iza , ▁who ▁had ▁shortly ▁been ▁re inst ated ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁republic an ▁fleet , ▁ultimately ▁ordered ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁se ago ing ▁Republican ▁Arm ada . ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁night ▁fell ▁cru is ers ▁Miguel ▁de ▁C erv antes , ▁Libert ad ▁and ▁M ende z ▁Nu ñ ez , ▁destroy ers ▁Le p anto , ▁Al mir ante ▁Val d és , ▁Al mir ante ▁An te qu era , ▁Al mir ante ▁Mir anda , ▁Es ca ño , ▁Gra v ina , ▁Jorge ▁Juan