<P> The Welsh people first arrived in Patagonia in 1865 . They had migrated to protect their native Welsh culture and language , which they considered to be threatened in their native Wales . Over the years the use of the language started to decrease and there was relatively little contact between Wales and the Chubut Valley . The situation began to change when many Welsh people visited the region in 1965 to celebrate the colony 's centenary ; since then the number of Welsh visitors increased . </P>
<P> The Welsh people first arrived in Patagonia in 1865 . They had migrated to protect their native Welsh culture and language , which they considered to be threatened in their native Wales . Over the years the use of the language started to decrease and there was relatively little contact between Wales and the Chubut Valley . The situation began to change when many Welsh people visited the region in 1965 to celebrate the colony 's centenary ; since then the number of Welsh visitors increased . </P>
why is there a welsh community in patagonia
why is there a welsh community in patagonia
to protect their native Welsh culture and language , which they considered to be threatened in their native Wales
to protect their native Welsh culture and language , which they considered to be threatened in their native Wales