Strange Welsh connection

[ozone]

I dont know if this is the right sub-forum, but here goes: I have been watching the news out of Chile lately and there seems to be a Welsh-speaking town just across the border that is being affected by the volcano. A welsh speaking town in Argentina?!?!?! Anyway, they are looking to move these welsh/argentinians back to wales. OK, not really kilt related, but how about celt-related? Anyway, i just thought this was rather an interesting story. You never know where celtic people will pop up around the world. I wonder if they have a tartan?



Here's a recent article about this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/w...st/7401178.stm

and another:
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/...1466-20877265/

[Galician]

From the link, I didn't see that the village is Welsh, though the fact that there is a Welsh school/center there might indicate that. It wouldn't be unusual, though, since the majority of Argentines are of European ancestry. There is even a sizable English population there, as well as Italian and German.

Ok, I didn't see the second link till now.

[macwilkin]

It's really not that strange; as Galician mentioned, there are a number of European communities in not only Argentina, but in all of South America as well.

When my wife lived in Venezuela, she visited a town in the Andes, Colonial Tovar, which was settled by German immigrants in the 19th century. The town's buildings looked straight out of the Black Forest, signs were in German and Spanish, German food, etc.

You'll find pipe bands in Chile, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil for example, as well as St. Andrew's & Caledonian Societies.

Take a look at this web site:

http://www.scotlandinargentina.com.ar/indexeningles.htm

Salud!

Todd

[ozone]

Cool link Cajunscot...thanks!

[sharpdressedscot]

Already stated.

[macwilkin]

There's a whole bunch of Scots and Irish in Chile, it's actually where I get my Scottish blood. There's also a bunch of Germans as well.

Welsh-speaking town? Cool.

See my post above.

T.

[auld argonian]

I think that where ever there was mining to be done, the Welsh and the Cornish figgered immigrating there was a good bet. Southwestern Wisconsin has descendants of Welsh and Cornish emigres.

http://www.cornishfest.org/the_great_migration.html

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAEwales.htm

...Beloitpiper will, no doubt, remind us about the Swiss settlements up there...he seems to have a fondness for New Glarus...

Best

AA

[McClef]

Yes indeed there are Welsh speaking communities in Patagonia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_s...t_in_Argentina

They hold Eisteddfods etc too!

BBC Wales recently showed a programme with a Welsh actor visiting and taking a horse trail journey there. Alas I forget his name.

[Derek]

I missed that programme. I would have liked to have seen it. Sorry to be off topic .... Trefor, I've sent you a pm. Folk Club tonite 17thMay.
Iechyd Da
Derek

[sharpdressedscot]

See my post above.

T.

Woops!

Sorry, my computer lagged and must have skipped your post.