Which empresario helped write the Mexican Constitution of 1824 and served as Vice President of the Ad Interim Government?

• A. James Fannin
• B. Lorenzo de Zavala
• C. Stephen F. Austin
• D. Juan Seguin

Answer: (B)

Lorenzo de Zavala was a Mexican politician and diplomat who played a central role in shaping the early Mexican Republic. He helped draft the Constitution of 1824, which established a federal system for Mexico, and he served as Vice President of the Ad Interim Government, the temporary leadership guiding the country at the start of the republic. This shows how he was at the heart of Mexico’s transition to a constitutional government. The other figures are Texans known for later events—one as an empresario who promoted settlement, another for leading Texas rebellion efforts, and another as a Tejano leader in Texas history—none of whom drafted the 1824 constitution or held the vice presidency in the Ad Interim Government.