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Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.

Historical image related to Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina. from July 27, 1865

Y Wladfa

Former Welsh settlement in Argentina

Y Wladfa, also occasionally Y Wladychfa Gymreig, refers to the establishment of settlements by Welsh colonists and immigrants in the Argentine Patagonia, beginning in 1865, mainly along the coast of the lower Chubut Valley. In 1881, the area became part of the Chubut National…
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Chubut River

River in southern Argentina

The Chubut River is located in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina. Its name comes from the Tehuelche word chupat, which means 'transparent'. The Argentine Chubut Province, through which the river flows, is named after it. Welsh settlers called the river Afon Camwy,…
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Argentina

Country in South America

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km2 (1,073,397 sq mi), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the…
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