The establishment of the Welsh Settlement in Patagonia
'The aim of the supporters of the Welsh Settlement is not to promote emigration, but to regulate it.' The Reverend Michael D. Jones, c.1860
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Album presented to the Prince of Wales, 26 September 1925, as a souvenir of his first visit to Argentina
Plate 1. Love Jones-Parry, Madryn. He travelled to South America with Lewis Jones to conduct negotiations with the Argentine Government and inspect the land in Patagonia.
Plate 2. The Reverend Abraham Matthews. A minister in the Welsh Settlement. He travelled to Patagonia aboard the 'Mimosa'.
Plate 3. Edwin C. Roberts. A Welshman brought up in the United States. He travelled to Patagonia in 1865 to prepare for the arrival of the first settlers.
Plate 4. The first house in Gaiman was built by David Roberts using stones from nearby hills.
Plate 5. The first cart to be built in the Camwy Valley was constructed by Hugh Hughes (Cadfan Gwynedd) using wood from an old shipwreck found in the Camwy (Chubut) River.
Plate 6. The Reverend Michael D. Jones. Even though he did not emigrate from Wales to Patagonia, he campaigned on behalf of the Welsh Settlement for over forty years. Jones and his wife contributed a substantial sum of money to ensure the establishment of the Welsh Settlement in 1865.
Plate 7. The first train to leave Trelew for Porth Madryn in 1890.
Plate 8. The Reverend David Lloyd Jones. Travelling Secretary for the Welsh Colonising and General Trading Company.
Plate 2. The Reverend Abraham Matthews. A minister in the Welsh Settlement. He travelled to Patagonia aboard the 'Mimosa'.
Plate 3. Edwin C. Roberts. A Welshman brought up in the United States. He travelled to Patagonia in 1865 to prepare for the arrival of the first settlers.
Plate 4. The first house in Gaiman was built by David Roberts using stones from nearby hills.
Plate 5. The first cart to be built in the Camwy Valley was constructed by Hugh Hughes (Cadfan Gwynedd) using wood from an old shipwreck found in the Camwy (Chubut) River.
Plate 6. The Reverend Michael D. Jones. Even though he did not emigrate from Wales to Patagonia, he campaigned on behalf of the Welsh Settlement for over forty years. Jones and his wife contributed a substantial sum of money to ensure the establishment of the Welsh Settlement in 1865.
Plate 7. The first train to leave Trelew for Porth Madryn in 1890.
Plate 8. The Reverend David Lloyd Jones. Travelling Secretary for the Welsh Colonising and General Trading Company.
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