The empresario <span>were American and European leaders who were invited by the Mexican government to bring settlers into Texas to establish colonies. </span>
That is true, and his taking of state debts was very controversial
Try looking up the book on the internet, and a summary on that chapter you have a question on
The statements that best explain why the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states would be that "a. Italy is in a good, central location for business and commerce so traders maintained contact with people and ideas from other places" and "<span>Italy had been the center of the Roman Empire, and people there saw Roman ruins and knew about the classics," although a greater example is that there were many rich patrons who were willing to subsidize many art projects and artists. </span>