Trinidad is situated in the Purgatoire River valley in far southern Colorado at an elevation of 6,025 feet (1,836 m). The city lies 13 miles north of the New Mexico border. On the northern end of the town is Simpson's Rest, a prominent bluff named for early resident George Simpson, who is buried atop.
The Virginia House of Burgesses /ËbÉËrdÊÉsÉªz/ was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America.
This assembly, the House of Burgesses, first met on July 30, 1619. Although many differences separated Spain and France from England, perhaps the factor that contributed most to distinct paths of colonization was the form of their government. Spain and France had absolute monarchies, but Britain had a limited monarchy.