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And although Y Wladfa in Patagonia ... community named Y Wladfa – embracing the culture, language, and sentiment of the land of our fathers. Some 155 years ago the first Welsh settlers set ...
To mark a century and a half since the establishment of Y Wladfa ... ambition to visit Y Wladfa BBC Cymru Fyw’s blog captures key events on the Mimosa’s voyage between Liverpool and Patagonia ...
But after escaping from difficult conditions in Y Wladfa, the Welsh colony in Patagonia, their story in their new home was also a disheartening one. For the first time the historically important ...
Celebrations are set to mark 150 years since the start of a Welsh colony in Argentina. Y Wladfa was established in 1865 when 153 people from Wales sailed from Liverpool to Patagonia on the ship ...
The Welsh settlement in Patagonia, Y Wladfa Gymreig, is 150 years old. On 28 July 1865, the first settlers arrived in Argentina in search of a new life. The colony's founding fathers wanted to ...