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.
At this time, England took much more control of things in Virginia, restricting the powers of the House of Burgesses. Through the years leading up to the Revolutionary War, many leaders of the move toward independence made their names in the House of Burgesses.