Madrid, Colorado | |
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  Madrid  Madrid | |
| Coordinates:37°07′39″N104°38′29″W / 37.12750°N 104.64139°W /37.12750; -104.64139 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Las Animas[1][2][3][4] |
| Elevation | 6,286 ft (1,916 m) |
| Postal code | 81082 |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS feature ID | 194645[5] |
Madrid is aghost town inLas Animas County,Colorado, United States. It is east of the Front Range of theRocky Mountains at an elevation of 6,590 feet (2,010 m). The town is the west side of the county alongState Highway 12, fourteen miles (23 km) west ofTrinidad. Madrid is named for Hilario Madrid, who settled there in the 19th century from New Mexico, not afterSpain's capital.[6] Originally called Madrid Plaza, it was established as a settler's post in 1864. Hilario and his brother Juan Madrid homesteaded there in September 1879.[7] There was a Post Office in the town from 1882 to 1917.[8]
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