<i>Distintivo de Madrid</i> pennant, established by the Spanish Republic in order to reward courage, by means of the 23 January 1938 Decree. It was related to the <i>Placa Laureada de Madrid</i> awarded to Admiral Luis González de Ubieta after the victorious battle of Cape Palos. This pennant was given to cruisers <i>Libertad</i> and <i>Méndez Núñez</i>, and destroyers <i>Lepanto</i>, <i>Almirante Antequera</i> and <i>Sánchez Barcáiztegui</i>. A special badge was also awarded to their crew members.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portalcultura.mde.es/Galerias/revistas/ficheros/RHN_059.pdf">Enrique García Domingo, <i>Recompensas republicanas por el hundimiento del Baleares,</i> Revista de Historia Naval 1997, Año XV no. 59, pg. 70</a>
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