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The Welsh of Patagonia

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  • Margaret Jane Humphreys (1898 - 1959)
  • Richard Humphreys (1892 - 1956)
  • David Humphreys (1854 - 1929)
    The Western Australian Welsh Patagonians The families of Evans, Griffiths, Humphreys and Owens emigrated to Fremantle on board the “Seydlitz in October 1910. They were later joined by the Hughes...

In 1865, the deserted plains of Patagonia Argentina become the new home to Welsh nationalists. Thus started a new chapter for the Welsh.

What is Patagonia?
Patagonia refers to an area of land which spans the southern parts of both Chile and Argentina, south of the Rio Negro. In the context of the Welsh Colony, it refers to the upper half of Patagonia where the Welsh colonized the lower Chubut Valley, westwards to Esquel and Trevelin (Cwm Hyfrd area in the Andes). The main settlement area in the lower Chubut Valley is not very large – some 40-50 miles east to west, and 10-20 miles north to south.

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