Y Wladfa, also occasionally Y Wladychfa Gymreig, refers to the establishment of settlements by Welsh immigrants in Patagonia, beginning in 1865, mainly along the coast of the lower Chubut Valley. In 1881, the area became part of the Chubut National Territory of Argentina which, in 1955, became Chubut Province.
Chubut is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south, the 46th parallel south, the Andes range to the west, and the Atlantic ocean to the east. The province's name derives from the Tehuelche word chupat, meaning "transparent," their description of the Chubut River.
Trelew is a city in the eastern part of the Chubut Province of Argentina. Located in Patagonia, the city is the largest and most populous in the low valley of the Chubut River, with 97,915 inhabitants as of 2010. The Trelew municipality is part of the Rawson Department, whose capital, Rawson, is also the provincial capital.
Mario das Neves was an Argentine politician who was twice governor of Chubut Province, from 2003 to 2011 and again from 2015 until his death in 2017.
Luz María Sapag was an Argentine politician, Mayor of the city of San Martín de los Andes and formerly a Senator representing the Neuquén Province under the aegis of the Neuquino People's Movement.
Marcelo Alejandro Horacio Guinle was an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. He served as a Senator for Chubut Province and was the president of the Supreme Court of Chubut until his death.
Patagonian Welsh is a variety of the Welsh language spoken in Y Wladfa, the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, Chubut Province, Argentina. The decimal numeral system used in Modern Welsh originated in Patagonia in the 1870s, and was subsequently adopted in Wales in the 1940s as a simpler counterpart to the traditional vigesimal system, which still survives in Wales.
Asociación Civil Racing Club Trelew is an Argentine sports club, located in the city of Trelew, Chubut Province. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Torneo Argentino B, the regionalised 4th division of the Argentine football league system.
The Central Chubut Railway was a British-owned company that built and operated a 1,000 mmmetre gauge railway line in the Argentine province of Chubut in the Patagonia region at the end of the 19th. century.
Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport is an airport in Trelew, Chubut Province, Argentina, named after the Argentine Navy Admiral and aviator Marcos Andrés Zar. The airport serves the cities of Trelew and Rawson.
Rosa Laudelina Chiquichano is a Tehuelche Argentine lawyer and politician who served as Deputy for the province of Chubut between 2007 and 2011. When assuming the position, she was the first person from original Argentine people to be member of the peoples from Argentina to be a member of the National Congress.
Brenda Lis Austin is an Argentine politician who served as a National Deputy elected in Córdoba Province from 2016 to 2021. She is a member of the Radical Civic Union (UCR).
Carmen Lucila Crexell is an Argentine politician, currently serving as a National Senator for Neuquén Province since 2013. She is a member of the Neuquén People's Movement (MPN).
Silvia Gabriela Lospennato is an Argentine political scientist and politician, currently serving as National Deputy elected in Buenos Aires Province since 2015. She is a member of Republican Proposal (PRO).
Nancy Aracely Sand Giorasi is an Argentine teacher and politician, currently serving as National Deputy representing Corrientes Province. A member of the Justicialist Party, Sand was previously served as intendenta (mayor) of Bella Vista from 2009 to 2013, and as member of the Provincial Senate from 2015 to 2019.
Ignacio Agustín "Nacho" Torres is an Argentine politician, currently serving as a National Senator for Chubut. A member of Republican Proposal, Torres was elected in 2021 and sits in the Juntos por el Cambio parliamentary inter-bloc. He previously served as a National Deputy from 2019 to 2021.
Silvia Estela Sapag is an Argentine politician who has been a National Senator for Neuquén Province since 2019. A scion of the Sapag political family and a member of the Neuquén People's Movement, Sapag previously served as senator for Neuquén from 1998 to 2001, and as a National Deputy from 2008 to 2009. In the Senate, she sits in the Frente de Todos parliamentary bloc.
Silvia Beatriz Elías de Pérez is an Argentine politician who was a National Senator for Tucumán Province from 2013 to 2021. A member of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), Elías de Pérez first took office on 18 December 2013 in replacement of José Manuel Cano, and completed the remainder of his term until 2015. She was then elected in her own right in that year's election.
Nancy Susana González is an Argentine politician, who was a National Senator for Chubut from 2015 to 2021 and a National Deputy from 2006 to 2013. She belongs to the Justicialist Party.
Juan Mario Pais is an Argentine politician, who was a National Senator for Chubut from 2015 to 2021 and a National Deputy from 2007 to 2015. He belongs to the Justicialist Party.
