Sea-borne expansion let Spain and Portugal rise where England could not

Evidence

One should be aware, as Robert Knecht reminds us that in “the Indies … the superiority of the Europeans was confined to the sea.” — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1823 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: European superiority over non-European lands was limited to the sea — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1823

Broader Connections

• European superiority over non-European lands was limited to the sea #expands (0.78) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1823