Umm, didn't England (and later Scotland) exactly extract the wealth from the ground, in the form of coal, which enabled the industrial revolution. Spanish coal

Umm, didn't England (and later Scotland) exactly extract the wealth from the ground, in the form of coal, which enabled the industrial revolution. Spanish coal on the other hand seems difficult to mine. Cue Jared Diamond and all that "there's actually a reason for that" can of worms.