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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Laureada_de_Madrid-fondo_blanco.png/300px-Laureada_de_Madrid-fondo_blanco.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Laureada_de_Madrid-fondo_blanco.png/400px-Laureada_de_Madrid-fondo_blanco.png 2x" data-file-width="905" data-file-height="852" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Medal</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Second_Spanish_Republic" title="Second Spanish Republic">Second Spanish Republic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data">Military personnel</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Awarded 1937–1939</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">25 May 1937</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Laureate Badge of Madrid</b> (<a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Placa Laureada de Madrid</i>) was the highest <a href="/wiki/List_of_military_decorations" title="List of military decorations">military award for gallantry</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Spanish_Republic" title="Second Spanish Republic">Second Spanish Republic</a>. It was awarded in recognition of action, either individual or collective, to protect the nation and its citizens in the face of immediate risk to the bearer or bearers' life. Those eligible were members of the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Armed_Forces" title="Spanish Republican Armed Forces">Spanish Republican Armed Forces</a> and testimonies of reliable witnesses were checked prior to concession.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Named after the capital of Spain, symbolizing courage and the defence of the Republic during the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Madrid" title="Siege of Madrid">Siege of Madrid</a> throughout the Spanish Civil War,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Laureate Badge of Madrid was established on 25 May 1937 as the Spanish Republican equivalent to the <a href="/wiki/Laureate_Cross_of_Saint_Ferdinand" title="Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand">Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand</a> awarded by the monarchy and the <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_faction_(Spanish_Civil_War)" title="Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)">Nationalist faction</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awardees">Awardees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laureate_Plate_of_Madrid&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Awardees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A total of 8 people were awarded this medal: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Army" title="Spanish Republican Army">Spanish Republican Army</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vicente_Rojo_Lluch" title="Vicente Rojo Lluch">Vicente Rojo Lluch</a>, General of the Popular Army and Chief of the General Staff<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Miaja_Menant" class="mw-redirect" title="José Miaja Menant">José Miaja Menant</a>, General of the Popular Army<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Manuel_Fontela_Frois&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Manuel Fontela Frois (page does not exist)">Manuel Fontela Frois</a>, Major of the Republican Cavalry<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Domiciano_Leal_Sargenta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Domiciano Leal Sargenta (page does not exist)">Domiciano Leal Sargenta</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Manuel_%C3%81lvarez_%C3%81lvarez&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Manuel Álvarez Álvarez (page does not exist)">Manuel Álvarez Álvarez</a>, Majors of the Militia for their role in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Ebro" title="Battle of the Ebro">Battle of the Ebro</a> (posthumously)<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Navy" title="Spanish Republican Navy">Spanish Republican Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Gonz%C3%A1lez_de_Ubieta" title="Luis González de Ubieta">Luis González de Ubieta</a>, Admiral of the Republican Armada for his role in sinking <a href="/wiki/Spanish_cruiser_Baleares" title="Spanish cruiser Baleares">heavy cruiser <i>Baleares</i></a> in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cabo_de_Palos" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Cabo de Palos">Battle of Cabo de Palos</a>, the biggest naval battle of the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War" title="Spanish Civil War">Spanish Civil War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ambrosio_Ristori_de_la_Cuadra&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ambrosio Ristori de la Cuadra (page does not exist)">Ambrosio Ristori de la Cuadra</a>, Major of the <i>Infantería de Marina</i> (posthumously), for his exploits in the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_the_Alc%C3%A1zar" title="Siege of the Alcázar">siege of the Alcazar</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sese%C3%B1a" title="Battle of Seseña">Battle of Seseña</a>, where he was killed in action<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Air_Force" title="Spanish Republican Air Force">Spanish Republican Air Force</a> <ul><li><a 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Distintivo_de_Madrid-1938.png/330px-Distintivo_de_Madrid-1938.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Distintivo_de_Madrid-1938.png/440px-Distintivo_de_Madrid-1938.png 2x" data-file-width="1299" data-file-height="867" /></a><figcaption><i>Distintivo de Madrid</i> pennant.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i>Distintivo de Madrid</i> (Madrid Distinction) was an award related to the Laureate Plate<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was established by the Second Spanish Republic in order to reward courage. It was awarded to the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Navy" title="Spanish Republican Navy">Spanish Republican Navy</a> personnel and vessels that took part in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Palos_(1938)" title="Battle of Cape Palos (1938)">Battle of Cape Palos</a> in January 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the grant of the Laureate Badge of Madrid to Luis González de Ubieta, Admiral of the loyalist fleet, the <i>Distintivo de Madrid</i> was awarded to Spanish Republican Navy cruisers <a href="/w/index.php?title=Spanish_cruiser_Libertad&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spanish cruiser Libertad (page does not exist)"><i>Libertad</i></a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Spanish_cruiser_M%C3%A9ndez_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spanish cruiser Méndez Núñez (page does not exist)"><i>Méndez Núñez</i></a>, and destroyers <a href="/wiki/Spanish_destroyer_Lepanto" title="Spanish destroyer Lepanto"><i>Lepanto</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Spanish_destroyer_Almirante_Antequera" title="Spanish destroyer Almirante Antequera"><i>Almirante Antequera</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/Spanish_destroyer_S%C3%A1nchez_Barc%C3%A1iztegui" title="Spanish destroyer Sánchez Barcáiztegui"><i>Sánchez Barcáiztegui</i></a>, as well as to their crew members for their role in the Battle of Cape Palos. These ships would thenceforward fly a special <a href="/wiki/Pennon" title="Pennon">pennant</a> and the men would wear a special badge on their uniforms with the old <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Madrid" title="Coat of arms of Madrid">coat of arms of Madrid</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laureate_Plate_of_Madrid&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_decorations#Spain" title="List of military decorations">List of military decorations - Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Spanish_Republic" title="Order of the Spanish Republic">Order of the Spanish Republic</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laureate_Plate_of_Madrid&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/8471402661" title="Special:BookSources/8471402661">8471402661</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Second Spanish Republic 23 January 1938 Decree</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boe.es/datos/imagenes/BOE/1937/145/B00894.tif">Gaceta de la República, núm 145, <i>a 25 de mayo de 1937</i>.</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE/1938/011/B00154-00154.pdf">Diario oficial de la República, núm.11 (11 de enero de 1938)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE/1937/164/B01195-01196.pdf">Diario oficial de la República, núm.164 (13 de junio de 1937)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE/1938/028/B00438-00438.pdf">Diario Oficial de la República, nº 28 (28 de enero de 1938)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE/1939/012/B00189-00190.pdf">Diario Oficial de la República, núm.12 (12 de enero de 1939)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Manuel Rubio Cabeza, <i>Diccionario de la Guerra 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Editorial Planeta, Barcelona, 1987.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE/1938/047/B00868-00869.pdf">Diario Oficial de la República, nº 47 (16 de febrero de 1938)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE/1938/243/B01015-01016.pdf">Diario Oficial de la República, núm. 243 (31 de agosto de 1938)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDuva2010" class="citation news cs1">Duva, Jesús (14 February 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://elpais.com/diario/2010/02/14/domingo/1266123160_850215.html">"El héroe sin medalla"</a>. <i>El País</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=El+Pa%C3%ADs&rft.atitle=El+h%C3%A9roe+sin+medalla&rft.date=2010-02-14&rft.aulast=Duva&rft.aufirst=Jes%C3%BAs&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Felpais.com%2Fdiario%2F2010%2F02%2F14%2Fdomingo%2F1266123160_850215.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALaureate+Plate+of+Madrid" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=424933"><i>Legislacíón sobre la Placa Laureada de Madrid y Distintivo de Madrid</i>, Revista de historia militar, ISSN 0482-5748, Nº Extra 2, 2011, pp. 299-316</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Second Spanish Republic 23 January 1938 Decree</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Enrique García Domingo, <i>Recompensas republicanas por el hundimiento del Baleares,</i> Revista de Historia Naval 1997, Año XV no. 59, pg. 70</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laureate_Plate_of_Madrid&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Reglamento de la Placa Laureada de Madrid</i>. 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style="font-size:85%;">(China)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Duke_Domagoj" title="Order of Duke Domagoj">Order of Duke Domagoj</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Croatia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valour_Cross" title="Valour Cross">Valour Cross</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Denmark)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_of_Liberty_(Estonia)" title="Cross of Liberty (Estonia)">Cross of Liberty</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Estonia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannerheim_Cross" title="Mannerheim Cross">Mannerheim Cross</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Finland)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Honour" title="Legion of Honour">Légion d'honneur</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(France)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bundeswehr_Cross_of_Honour_for_Valour" title="Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour">Cross of Honour for Valour</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Germany)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_of_Valour_(Greece)" title="Cross of Valour (Greece)">Cross of Valour</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Greece)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Param_Vir_Chakra" title="Param Vir Chakra">Param Vir Chakra</a> (wartime) / <a href="/wiki/Ashoka_Chakra_(military_decoration)" title="Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)">Ashoka Chakra</a> (peacetime) <span style="font-size:85%;">(India)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Fath" title="Order of Fath">Order of Fat'h</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Iran)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Medal_for_Gallantry" title="Military Medal for Gallantry">Military Medal for Gallantry</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Ireland)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Valor_(Israel)" title="Medal of Valor (Israel)">Medal of Valor</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Israel)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Medal_of_Military_Valor" title="Gold Medal of Military Valor">Gold Medal of Military Valor</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Italy)</span></li> <li><a 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