Columbus’s voyage came immediately after Spain’s conquest of Granada.

Evidence

And if we recall that Columbus’s appearance before Ferdinand and Isabella coincided historically with that moment when the Spanish Crown was intent upon its self-appointed mission to unify Spain, centralize state authority, vanquish its rivals among its own aristocracy, and acquire an independent source of capital for itself, Columbus and his Genoese collaborators and countrymen were an almost perfect instrument. — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 549 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Portuguese-sponsored Atlantic crossings predated and paralleled Columbus’s famous voyage; Columbus served the Spanish Crown’s drive to unify Spain and secure independent capital — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 549

Broader Connections

• Portuguese-sponsored Atlantic crossings predated and paralleled Columbus’s famous voyage #qualifies (0.80)
• Columbus served the Spanish Crown’s drive to unify Spain and secure independent capital #expands (0.75) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 549