Reform in Spain  Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 2:50 AM  "The Story of
Civilization", Vol. X, "Rousseau and Revolution", "Despite these
deterrents, in Madrid and other centers men of good will-nobles,
priests, and commoners, without distinction of sex-formed
Sociedades Economicas de los Amigos del Pais to study and
promote education, science, industry, commerce and art. Tehy
founded schools and libraries, translated foreign treatises,
offered prizes for essays and ideas, and raised money for
progressive economic undertakings and experiments. Acknowledging
the influence of French physiocrats and Adam Smith, they
condemned the national accumulation of gold as a monument to
stagnation, and one of them asserted: "The nation that has the
most gold is the Spain has shown." Jovellanos hailed 'the
science of civil economy; as "the true science of the state."
Economic treatises multiplied. Campomanes's Discourses sobre el
fomento de la industria popular inspired thousands including the
King.  Spain is often overlooked as an exa