This victory was considered one of the most important of the Invasion from East to West in Cuba, due to the political, military and economic consequences in favor of the independence activists.

In his march from the East, Arsenio Martínez Campos, a key figure within the Spanish colonial system on the island, understood that the advance of the Liberation Army was imminent and in a desperate attempt to stop the insurrectionary thrust, he concentrated a large number of troops in the Cruces area.

Gómez, who, nailed and stiff on his mount, looked more like a centaur than a human being ...José Miró Argenter who was another witness during the battle noted that Still steadfast, the Spanish infantry, kneeling on the ground, resisted with a deadly fire and the tips of the bayonets, so that no one would pass.

Two complete sections have fallen here with their officers who commanded them, furthermore, groups of infantrymen and horsemen mixed in confusion, roll on the edge of the Cuban saber.Enrique Loynaz del Castillo who was a participant, highlighted that: The Mal Tiempo journey indirectly decided the fate of the war.

In days after December 15, the Spanish Army suffered another series of defeats caused by the Creole insurgents, although the battle of Mal Tiempo was essential for the advance of the invasion towards the West of the island of Cuba.