Question

A(n) __________ was a land agent granted the right to recruit and assist new settlers in colonizing land held by Mexico.

Answer 1

An empresario was a land agent granted the right to recruit and assist new settlers in colonizing land held by Mexico.

Step-by-step explanation:

Empresario is a Spanish word meaning entrepreneur, businessman or businessman. This term was used at the beginning of the nineteenth century in Mexico to designate a person who was granted land by the State and the right to settle there. In return, he had to recruit settlers, for whom he was responsible, to develop agriculture and livestock in this area. The settlers then had to become Mexican citizens.

Answer 2

The Mexican government contracted empressarios or land agents after the Mexican Independence in 1821. These empressarios were needed to help with the settlement of Texas.

Answer: A(n) empressario was a land agent granted the right to recruit and assist new settlers in colonizing land held by Mexico.