drawing. Members of the Economic Societies defied local censorship to bring in copies of Diderot's Encyclopédie, the works of Voltaire, Locke, and others (books often available in Spain itself), and shared them amongst their friends. In both Spain and the colonies, the Sociedades Económicas were incubators for modern forms of socialization, in which people (mostly men) gathered publicly to discuss the issues of the day. This represents a departure from the French Enlightenment's salon, which was a private gathering in someone's home. The Sociedades generally organized themselves formally, maintaining minutes of meetings, and having a set structure of officials to discharge various organizational duties. List of societies In Spain Real Sociedad Caritativo Económica from villa de Alaejos, founded in 1785. Real Sociedad Económica Aragonesa de Amigos del País , founded in 1776. Real Sociedad Económica Extremeña de Amigos del País from Badajoz , founded in 1816. Societat Economica Barcelonesa D'Amics del Pais , founded in Barcelona in 1822. Real Sociedad Bascongada de Amigos del País , founded in 1765. Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País from Cádiz, founded in 1774. Real Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País from Gran Canaria , founded in 1776. Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País from Granada, asked its inception in 1775. Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País from Ciudad de Jaca y sus Montañas, founded in October 1783, seceded from the Aragon. Real Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País from Jaén , founded in 1786. Real Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de Jerez de la Frontera (est. 1786) Sociedad Económica de Cosecheros del País from La Rioja, founded in 1783. Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País from Liébana , founded in 1839. Real Sociedad Económica Matritense de Amigos del País , founded in 1775 by Carlos III. Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País from Málaga. Sociedad de Amigos del País del Reino de Mallorca , founded in 1778. Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País from Medina Sidonia, founded in 1786. Real Sociedad Econòmica de Amigos del Paìs from Navarra, founded in 1773. Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País from Oviedo. Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País from El Puerto de Santa María, founded in 1788. Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País from Puerto Real, founded in 1785. Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, founded in 1780. Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País from Santiago. Real Sociedad Económica de Amigos