Lemma 74.8.4. Let S be a scheme. Let
be a commutative diagram of morphisms of algebraic spaces over S. Assume that
f is surjective, flat, and locally of finite presentation,
p is smooth (resp. étale).
Then q is smooth (resp. étale).
Lemma 74.8.4. Let S be a scheme. Let
be a commutative diagram of morphisms of algebraic spaces over S. Assume that
f is surjective, flat, and locally of finite presentation,
p is smooth (resp. étale).
Then q is smooth (resp. étale).
Proof. We deduce this from the analogue for schemes. Namely, the problem is étale local on B and Y (Morphisms of Spaces, Lemmas 67.37.4 and 67.39.2). Hence we may assume that B and Y are affine schemes. Since |X| \to |Y| is open (Morphisms of Spaces, Lemma 67.30.6), we can choose an affine scheme U and an étale morphism U \to X such that the composition U \to Y is surjective. In this case the result follows from Descent, Lemma 35.14.5. \square
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