Question

In the early 1800s, the empresario system was responsible for

Answer 1

It is a system where a person who sign up as well as manages new is given the right to settle on Mexican land. They were entrepreneurs. This practice grew when people of different religions were allowed to settle in Texas and was continued by the Mexicans.

Answer 2

In the early 1800s, the empresario system was responsible for more American colonists settling in Texas.

The empresario system was enacted in 1821 seeking to help catholic families to obtain lands for the settlement in Texas.

The effect of this system still could be perceived today as Texas remains being the state with the largest catholic population in united states.

After Mexican independence in 1821, the Mexican government hired "empresarios" or land agents in order to aid the settlement of Texas. Each empresario agreed to settle a specific number of Catholic families on a defined land grant within six years.