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 t
The Rev. Michael D. Jones (1822–1898)
Welsh traditions in Rawson
Welsh is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales by about 18% of the population, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa. Historic
Y Wladfa
…was to establish a new Wales overseas where Welsh settlers and their culture would be generally free from foreign domination. He proposed setting up a Welsh-speaking colony away from the influence of the English language. He recruited settlers and provided financing; Australia, New Zealand and even Palestine were…
Welsh Bible of 1620, in Llanwnda church, rescued from the hands of French invaders in 1797
Trilingual (Spanish, Welsh and English) sign in Gaiman, Chubut Province, Argentina
Bilingual road markings near Cardiff Airport