The Welsh in Argentina
The Welsh settlement in Argentina began in the 19th century. There is now a Welsh-speaking colony in the province of Chubut, in Argentine Patagonia (Welsh: Y Wladfa). While the idea of a separate Welsh colony may appear unusual, in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the Argentine government encouraged the immigration of ethnic groups to populate the country outside the Buenos Aires region; between 1856 and 1875 no fewer than 34 colonies were established between Santa Fe and Entre Rios. In addition to the main colony in Chubut, a smaller colony was set up in Santa Fe by 44 Welsh people who left Chubut, and another group set up home at Coronel Suárez in southern Buenos Aires Province.
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