In Welsh Patagonia After years of idle dreams, Jasper Rees visits the valleys in Argentina that have been an outpost of Wales for 150 years. Jun 26th 2015. Share. By Jasper Rees.

Nearly 150 years ago, on July 28 1865, more than 150 Welsh-speaking men, women and children landed at what is now Puerto Madryn on the Atlantic coast of Argentine Patagonia.

Welsh language and culture flourished in the Chubut valley of Patagonia until the First World War. The colonists dotted the valley, which they named the Gwladfa ("the colony") with chapels that ...

Folk dancing is among the activities held to keep Welsh traditions alive in the town of Gaiman The 150th anniversary of the arrival of Welsh settlers in Patagonia, Argentina, is being celebrated ...

It will become the third in Patagonia - the Welsh language is experiencing somewhat of a revival here. Something those early pioneers would have been proud to see 150 years after setting foot in ...

The Welsh settlement in Patagonia is not a relic from some bygone age, but a real, living community. When the Welsh Affairs Committee visited Patagonia in March 2014, ...

WELSH culture is “back in fashion” in Patagonia, 30 years after Argentina’s military dictatorship made it illegal for parents to give their children Welsh names.

Welsh Patagonia - known locally as ‘Wladfa’ (in English: ‘the Colony’) - is on the coast of Chubut Province in the far south of Argentina.

It’s been 150 years since the first settlers left Wales to forge a new life in South America. But the culture is still going strong in Welsh Patagonia In the New Wales, they were taking the ...

The 150th anniversary of the arrival of Welsh settlers in Patagonia, Argentina, is being celebrated with events in both countries. In 2015, ...