Is there a direct logical conflict between the premise and the hypothesis? Premise: For a half millennium or more, Madrid idled as a provincial backwater, rarely noticed on the arid central plains of Castile, until Felipe II plucked it from his royal cap in 1561 and proclaimed it the capital of Spain. Hypothesis: After Madrid became the capital of Spain, there were massive economic advantages for the region.
For a half millennium or more, Madrid idled as a provincial backwater, rarely noticed on the arid central plains of Castile, until Felipe II plucked it from his royal cap in 1561 and proclaimed it the capital of Spain.###After Madrid became the capital of Spain, there were massive economic advantages for the region.