An empresario was:
A. An immigration agent who chose families suitable for settlement in Texas and who, in return, received land for every one hundred families he settled
B. A middleman who negotiated land contracts with the Mexican government on behalf of the United States
C. A United States resident who owned large tracts of land in Mexico
D. The owner of a large plantation in Texas
Answer: A
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