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.
The governor chose the members of his Council, and the people of the colony chose the men going to the House of Burgesses. The governorâs role was to be the head of the government. In most cases, he had the final say, as he served first as the Virginia Companyâs representative in the colony. He also had veto power, over laws that the Council and House of Burgesses passed. 40 The Council consisted of a group of important men in the colony chosen by the governor. Some of them had served in the House of Burgesses while others were lower nobility from England.