WELSH language spoken in Patagonia, Argentina but WHY?

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  • @cmteckboom
    @cmteckboom 4 місяці тому +49

    There is a woman that said "I identify myself as Argentinian". This is Argentina. Everyone is welcome and able to keep their heritage, while being Argentinian. Even if you just landed today.

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  4 місяці тому +11

      @@cmteckboom she is Argentinian but says her heart is from Wales which shows the love she has for her Welsh culture also🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

    • @cmteckboom
      @cmteckboom 4 місяці тому +15

      I totally agree with her, I'm also in the same situation... What I'm telling is that veré Is quite different than other places. Here there is no welsh-argentinian, afro-argentinian, polish-argentinian or italo-argentinian. Even with no lenguage knowledge you aré considered argentinian. I not triying to argue bout this...

    • @cmteckboom
      @cmteckboom 4 місяці тому

      *here is quite different

    • @yaqui4994
      @yaqui4994 2 місяці тому +3

      Another community that had an incredible history in Patagonia were the Boers from South Africa who arrived in Chubut on June 4, 1902, escaping from the Anglo-Boer War and founded Colonia Escalante and in 1907 while drilling for water they found oil, which Years later, the national oil company would give rise to YPF.
      Although the Boers were never as numerous as the Welsh in Patagonia (since many returned to South Africa), the communities living in Sarmiento, Comodoro Rivadavia and Rada Tilly still conserve their language, "Afrikaans" and never claimed or had anything to do with it. with the Apartheid period in South Africa
      In 2015, the documentary "The Boers at the End of the World" was released, telling their story.

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  2 місяці тому

      @ amazing story, I’d love to visit there in the future also

  • @riveraluciano
    @riveraluciano 19 днів тому +8

    Actually worked in Ysgol yr Hendre as an english teacher, and learnt Welsh myself from singing and teaching there. I personally know those teachers, beautiful people, truly passionate about teaching and the teaching of Welsh.
    It's always a pleasure meeting Welsh people and telling them of the very small but culturally powerful welsh colony and how it expanded to Trelew, Dolafon, Gaiman and of course, how it's expressed in the Eisteddfodd.

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  18 днів тому +1

      @@riveraluciano such great people and pride in the Patagonia, a once in a lifetime experience as a Welsh person for sure

  • @richardwebb5317
    @richardwebb5317 3 дні тому +1

    Made it to Trevelin last year - was told about the schools in Gaiman and Trelew. An amazing experience visiting a place I have heard so much about over the years.

  • @kevinm4x
    @kevinm4x 3 місяці тому +19

    thanks for coming and I hope you had a great time here, greetings from Trelew!

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  3 місяці тому +1

      @@kevinm4x one of the best experiences I’ve had diolch!

  • @matiasstagnitta2865
    @matiasstagnitta2865 3 місяці тому +18

    I'm the father of one of the girls and I loved the close-up shot you took of her. Thank you!

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  3 місяці тому +3

      @@matiasstagnitta2865 thank you for watching and the welcome I had in the schools😀

  • @kuzter884
    @kuzter884 9 годин тому

    So great to see how my country and Wales connect! Thanks for visiting, really cool video!

  • @AraceliGonzalez-oq6fh
    @AraceliGonzalez-oq6fh 3 місяці тому +13

    Hermoso video, vivo en Trelew, muy muy cerca de Gaiman. Saludos y gracias por visitarnos y visibilizar éstas tierras lejanas y todas las culturas que viven aqui y abrazamos ❤

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  3 місяці тому +1

      @@AraceliGonzalez-oq6fh muchas gracias amiga❤️

  • @marcelomaddaloni3856
    @marcelomaddaloni3856 4 місяці тому +21

    Even though I'm not Welsh I still got emotional

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  4 місяці тому +1

      @@marcelomaddaloni3856 thanks so much for watching!

  • @elcuervo067
    @elcuervo067 3 місяці тому +15

    Hermoso vídeo y excelentes tomas!🍿 Saludos desde Trelew -Chubut 🇦🇷🧉🦕

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  3 місяці тому +2

      @@elcuervo067 muchas gracias amigo😀

  • @AnthonyJones-vk6xq
    @AnthonyJones-vk6xq 15 днів тому +2

    Man i am so happy to have found your channel and especially this video, even though i left Cymru over 35 years ago, i am proud of my people and culture.
    I remember getting told a story when i was in the British military about the Falklands war, some of the POWs taken although proud Argentinians were also Welsh speakers, the fellow Welsh speakers in the British Army were amazed and as such treated them with respect and took care of them.
    I occasionally visit home and see my family in Bala and Wrecsam, its then when i realise how lucky i am to have been born there.
    Diolch yn fawr.

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  14 днів тому +1

      @@AnthonyJones-vk6xq croeso a diolch am wylio! What an incredible story that is, our Welsh language is amazing, thanks for sharing😀

    • @AnthonyJones-vk6xq
      @AnthonyJones-vk6xq 14 днів тому

      @@steffmorris Diolch Steff.....

  • @Cremebrulee..
    @Cremebrulee.. 4 місяці тому +9

    Beautiful! Thank you for enlightening me about this amazing culture in Argentina, I new a little about it but was unsure of the origins, very well produced, thanks again 🙏

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  4 місяці тому

      @@Cremebrulee.. diolch yn fawr, thank you for watching😀

  • @mirtaprado2405
    @mirtaprado2405 4 місяці тому +7

    Gracias por visitarnos. 👋🏾

  • @Rameman33
    @Rameman33 9 днів тому

    I really enjoyed your film Steff. I've heard a lot about the Welsh in Patagonia over the years. It is so heartwarming to hear the kids sing the anthem and keep the language and culture alive. There's something about seeing your own folk in a far away land. I have felt that when I have passed through the many Cornish towns around the world. As an aside, I'm a Cornish man of Welsh descent, my grandfather and all that side of the family were Welsh speakers from the Dolgellau area. Regards from the old Welsh colony of Kernow ! Andy.

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  7 днів тому +1

      @@Rameman33 that’s incredible and yes it’s an experience only few of us are fortunate to be able to experience. The pride that the colony has in Patagonia is inspiring and amazing, thanks for watching and for your comment😀

  • @nahuel2h
    @nahuel2h Місяць тому +2

    I'm from Puerto Madryn, the big touristic city near Trelew, on the coast. I love Gaiman. Such a beautiful, cultural and productive place.
    The welsh anthem bit was beautiful man. Great work. I hope you had the best time here. Cheers

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  Місяць тому +2

      Thanks for watching, I did. One day I will also visit Puerto Madryn also!

    • @hernanheredia3926
      @hernanheredia3926 Місяць тому

      I'm also from Puerto Madryn

  • @skipper5395
    @skipper5395 10 днів тому +1

    Diolch am y video ardderchog! Goosebumps!

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  10 днів тому

      @@skipper5395 diolch o galon am wylio

  • @bertoldriesenteil1430
    @bertoldriesenteil1430 4 місяці тому +14

    I understood several words because I speak breton. My impression was that they spoke welsh with a spanish accent.

    • @antinuit
      @antinuit 3 місяці тому +3

      I'm just starting the video but I'd love some feedback on this topic. I remember a Welsh girl made a video and mentioned everyone sounded like they were from the north of Wales.

    • @MrLaizard
      @MrLaizard 3 місяці тому +7

      @bertoldriesenteil1430 Not at all, spanish accents are completely different to argentine who are much more influenced by northern italian dilacts and their phonetics, that is actually what you heard

    • @rodrigopower9263
      @rodrigopower9263 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@antinuitwhat girl???

    • @antinuit
      @antinuit 2 місяці тому

      @@rodrigopower9263 she was a vlogger. She was with her boyfriend who didn't speak Welsh.

    • @yaqui4994
      @yaqui4994 2 місяці тому +2

      Another community that had an incredible history in Patagonia were the Boers from South Africa who arrived in Chubut on June 4, 1902, escaping from the Anglo-Boer War and founded Colonia Escalante and in 1907 while drilling for water they found oil, which Years later, the national oil company would give rise to YPF.
      Although the Boers were never as numerous as the Welsh in Patagonia (since many returned to South Africa), the communities living in Sarmiento, Comodoro Rivadavia and Rada Tilly still conserve their language, "Afrikaans" and never claimed or had anything to do with it. with the Apartheid period in South Africa
      In 2015, the documentary "The Boers at the End of the World" was released, telling their story.

  • @413jandroo
    @413jandroo 2 місяці тому +2

    que lindo video amigo! saludos desde playa union, queda cerca de gaiman

  • @emilyw2790
    @emilyw2790 4 місяці тому +2

    Loved this!

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  4 місяці тому

      @@emilyw2790 thank you Emily!

  • @eccodroid
    @eccodroid 2 місяці тому +1

    Great video !! so emotional 🤗 greetings from Trelew !!

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  2 місяці тому

      @@eccodroid gracias, diolch yn fawr!😀

  • @erikreyes.21
    @erikreyes.21 19 днів тому

    Muy lindo el video, yo soy de Gaiman y varios familiares míos aparecieron el el video! 😃

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  19 днів тому

      @@erikreyes.21 gracias por ver😀

  • @gustavoguti27
    @gustavoguti27 Місяць тому +1

    I recently had acces to old documents and maps from the founder of my city, General Obligado, and some annotations from the first "journalist" from around 150 years ago and they talk about a small welsh colony here. They ended up integrating witg frenchamd italian migrants. The only this left wrote in welsh was a small forgotten cementery. Sadly a farm employee removed everything by mistake and they plowed the field for wheat. Now no one knows the exact spot despite some welsh people coming and trying to find it, so now that area is preserved as a small natural forest. Sorry for my English
    Edit: forgot to say that this is in the north of Santa Fe province

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  Місяць тому

      @@gustavoguti27 what an incredible story, thank you for sharing that, diolch❤️

  • @emiliabailarina
    @emiliabailarina 2 місяці тому +1

    Greetings from Trelew! its a very nice video

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  2 місяці тому

      @@emiliabailarina thank you for watching!

  • @lennart2302
    @lennart2302 Місяць тому

    What a beautiful Video, I come from Germany but right now I live in Trelew

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  Місяць тому

      @@lennart2302 thanks so much for watching❤️

  • @dogboy6502
    @dogboy6502 11 днів тому +1

    Ardderchog! Diolch am y fideo diddorol! Dal ati washi!

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  11 днів тому +1

      @@dogboy6502 diolch am wylio!

  • @pablos3792
    @pablos3792 3 місяці тому +7

    Rydyn ni'n Archentwyr yn cael eu geni lle rydyn ni eisiau. Rydym yn bobl sy'n cynnwys y gwahanol. Croeso, cyfarchion o Puerto Madryn.

  • @sionglyn4948
    @sionglyn4948 4 місяці тому +3

    Gwych Steff.🙌🏻🙌🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  4 місяці тому

      @@sionglyn4948 diolch Sion!

  • @adamynyrardd
    @adamynyrardd 4 місяці тому +4

    Mae hwn yn grêt Steff, o'r galon!

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  4 місяці тому

      Diolch enfawr am wylio Adam

  • @thomas.roberts
    @thomas.roberts 4 місяці тому +6

    Fideo arbennig Steff, angen i bob Cymro weld hwn.

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  4 місяці тому

      @@thomas.roberts diolch yn fawr Tom!

  • @ashphillips909
    @ashphillips909 Місяць тому

    Great video mate

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  Місяць тому +1

      @@ashphillips909 thank you Ash🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @valentino3532
    @valentino3532 22 дні тому

    Eso es en la provincia de Chubut en lugares como gaiman, Rawson o Trelew entre otras

  • @faheemsheikh8432
    @faheemsheikh8432 12 днів тому +2

    Come to Kasheer (Kashmir) buddy , our culture is also being opressed by Indians. Let’s come together and Save our Koshur and Welsh culture

  • @yaqui4994
    @yaqui4994 2 місяці тому

    Another community that had an incredible history in Patagonia were the Boers from South Africa who arrived in Chubut on June 4, 1902, escaping from the Anglo-Boer War and founded Colonia Escalante and in 1907 while drilling for water they found oil, which Years later, the national oil company would give rise to YPF.
    Although the Boers were never as numerous as the Welsh in Patagonia (since many returned to South Africa), the communities living in Sarmiento, Comodoro Rivadavia and Rada Tilly still conserve their language, "Afrikaans" and never claimed or had anything to do with it. with the Apartheid period in South Africa
    In 2015, the documentary "The Boers at the End of the World" was released, telling their story.

  • @mariaangelicaevans
    @mariaangelicaevans 2 місяці тому +1

    Diolch yn fawr!! Cofion o'r Gaiman.😊

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  2 місяці тому +1

      @@mariaangelicaevans Diolch i chi gyd Maria am y profiad anhygoel😀

  • @lAyCarambal
    @lAyCarambal 3 місяці тому +4

    los dragones le pusieron a la banda de cumbia por el dragón de la bandera galesa.

    • @NikolaIcaro
      @NikolaIcaro 2 місяці тому +1

      La banda de cumbia inspiró a que los galeses pongan un dragón en su bandera

    • @lAyCarambal
      @lAyCarambal 2 місяці тому

      @@NikolaIcaro factos

  • @nicolaspereznico
    @nicolaspereznico 3 місяці тому +4

    Buenisimoo. Aca les decimos galenzos

    • @RepúblicadeMataderos
      @RepúblicadeMataderos 2 місяці тому

      JAJAJAJAJ GALESES

    • @NikolaIcaro
      @NikolaIcaro 2 місяці тому

      Jajaja es que no son galeses. Se pueden "identificar" pero si nacieron en argentina no tiene mucho caso.

  • @edamundson743
    @edamundson743 12 днів тому

    Diolch yn Fawr!

  • @juancarlosdavies6518
    @juancarlosdavies6518 4 місяці тому +2

    Da iawn Steff!! Fideo diddorol iawn!! Cofion!!

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  4 місяці тому

      @@juancarlosdavies6518 diolch yn fawr Sion am yr holl help oedd di chwarae rhan fawr yn creu hwn! Edrych mlaen i dod nol un dydd yn barod!

  • @stiofanlful
    @stiofanlful Місяць тому

    Iontach ar fad … fantastic… go raibh míle maith agat ( thx) 🙏❤️

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  Місяць тому

      @@stiofanlful diolch yn fawr 😀

  • @celestialteapot309
    @celestialteapot309 15 днів тому +1

    It's a shame those of us with Welsh heritage who were born in England are not also treasured, as opposed to constantly being reminded we are English, and must never think of ourselves as anything else.

    • @roberthudson3386
      @roberthudson3386 11 днів тому +1

      Speak Welsh and celebrate your Welsh heritage in England, but be respectful of the fact that it is England, and not Wales, as we would expect in return from any English people over here.

  • @hugoalexislloyd641
    @hugoalexislloyd641 2 місяці тому +3

    That's right I'm one of that People ( third generation in Argentina ,Trelew Chubut).

  • @galesconmarian
    @galesconmarian 2 місяці тому +1

    Trosolwg hyfryd! Codi awydd arna i i fynd eto! Es di i'r Andes hefyd (Trevelin/Esquel)?

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  2 місяці тому +2

      @@galesconmarian na dim tro ma, one eisiau mynd nol yn barod👌🏻

  • @AlbinoSalamander
    @AlbinoSalamander 27 днів тому +2

    They speak Welsh better than Welsh I know who came from Wales 1 generation ago

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  27 днів тому

      @@AlbinoSalamander the standard of Welsh spoken is incredible here

    • @AlbinoSalamander
      @AlbinoSalamander 27 днів тому

      @steffmorris my traveler friend from Wales, was in tears at how much more fluent they were in.Gaiman when he went to explore this Welsh history.. 💙

    • @roberthudson3386
      @roberthudson3386 11 днів тому

      @@steffmorris Indeed they speak it better than many native Welsh speakers do, keeping a proper distinction between the Welsh and English languages, rather than mixing in English words when they don't know the Welsh like some young people these days.

  • @TheWizardArtist
    @TheWizardArtist 2 місяці тому +6

    Argentina is really a very strange country

  • @roberthudson3386
    @roberthudson3386 11 днів тому +1

    Dwi eisiau mynd allan i ymweld a'r Wladfa rhyw ddydd, ond yn anffodus mae'r costau ar hyn o bryd yn rhy trwm, mae'n costio miloedd o bunnoedd am yr hediadau. Oes gen chi unrhyw cyngor o ran gael trafnidiaeth yn fwy rhad? Sut wnes di cyrraedd yna?
    Mae'n anhygoel eu bod nhw wedi sicrhau fod yr iaith Gymraeg yn gael ei ddefnyddio yn y Wladfa hyd at heddiw, yng nghanol byd sydd yn mynd trwy broses o "globalyddiaeth". O edrych o gwmpas Cymru heddiw lle mae niferoedd y siaradwyr wedi cwympo ychydig fach oherwydd pobl yn allfudo i Loegr ac hefyd yn mewnfudo o Lloegr a weddill y byd, mae mor braf gweld fod y siaradwyr ym Mhatagonia yn dal i ddysgu'r iaith i safon ac i'w ddefnyddio hi. Mae gan yr iaith Gymraeg dyfodol yng Nghymru ac yn Y Wladfa. Diolch am greu'r fideo hyn.

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  11 днів тому

      @@roberthudson3386 diolch am wylio, ac mae rhaid i ti fynd rhyw dydd. O ni teithio fel backpacker dros de America a digwydd bod hedfan mas pryd oedd yr eisteddfod arno o Buenos Aires. Yn anffodus dim rhad
      I teithio o Cymru draw, ond bendant yn werth e! Diolch Robert

    • @roberthudson3386
      @roberthudson3386 11 днів тому

      @@steffmorris Reit wel mae wedi setlo felly, rhaid i mi fynd i'r Unol Daleithiau fel mewnfudwr anghyfreithlon ac ffugio bod o Phatagonia, ga i hediad am ddim wedyn.

  • @franciscoayala9017
    @franciscoayala9017 3 місяці тому

    Excellent video Steff!

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  3 місяці тому

      @@franciscoayala9017 thank you mate!

  • @matu4k
    @matu4k 3 місяці тому +4

    O! ond am fideo da o fy rhanbarth Cymreig hardd ym Mhatagonia.
    Cyfarchion o'r ddinas Trelew 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇦🇷

    • @steffmorris
      @steffmorris  3 місяці тому +1

      @@matu4k diolch o galon😀

  • @facundrey6476
    @facundrey6476 3 місяці тому +2

    LOS DE GAIMAN JAJAJ

  • @alper961
    @alper961 2 місяці тому +2

    I’m in awe of those people, who have wilfully stuck to their ancestors’ traditions over the years and generations. Still, cannot help but feel sorry for some of my countrymen and women who have failed in assuming their Argentineness, for, let’s face it, it is a big failure for a nation not to be willing to contemplate its true self. All too often do I meet people who cherish their European cultural roots to a (I know I’m being a bit dramatic, here) fruitless, morbid degree… This attitude has even found a way into our folklore, this yearning for a virtual, diluted cultural self which I think is doomed to fade into nothingness eventually. I think, my country’s soul is beautiful and many-coloured and generous and warm, but it is being neglected, not being adequately appreciated for it’s true worth. Here’s to Argeninos coming into their own and allowing themselves the honour and privilege of navigating their homeland’s culture sooner rather than later.

    • @JoseSoto-jh3mf
      @JoseSoto-jh3mf Місяць тому

      el argentino no discrimina, mas abrasa las diferentes culturas que cementaron las bases de lo que hoy se conoce como cultura argentina. Fijate que si se hiciera tabula raza y les impusieras unos ideales concretos, seria un pueblo fragmentado y hasta racista como la mayoria de culturas conservadoras, en cambio no es asi mas es un pueblo unido.
      Argentina es mundialmente conocida por ser apacionada con todo lo que toca y aun mas con su cultura, fijate que paso cuando iron maiden levanto la bandera britanica en su concierto de argentina.
      al final del dia no importa de donde vinis, ni tus tradiciones, no estas obligado a sentirte o ser argentino, por eso la frase "el argentino nace donde quiere"

  • @AKANIKOV444
    @AKANIKOV444 19 днів тому

    geiman

  • @valleyscharping
    @valleyscharping 2 місяці тому

    So incredible! White pill!

  • @torrawel
    @torrawel Місяць тому

    Go to the Aonikenk & the Gününa…
    Proud to be Celtic (BZH d’am c’halon😊) as well but in Europe, not in someone elses land. We hate the english en French for colonizing us… dont see a difference…

  • @pinwyrdd
    @pinwyrdd 22 дні тому

    Diddorol iawn, hoffwn fynd yno rhyw ddydd...

  • @nigelsheppard625
    @nigelsheppard625 Місяць тому

    Odd how a country that likes to think of itself as "Oppressed" chose to become Imperialist Colonial settlers in Argentina. It's actually quite embarrassing.

    • @guillermocabanellas9984
      @guillermocabanellas9984 Місяць тому +4

      What is imperialistic about the Welsh in Argentina?
      Hard working inmigrants Who have enriched our.culture.
      God bless them

    • @MattPrice-s8b
      @MattPrice-s8b 20 днів тому

      Some Welsh people go to Argentina a long time before official borders like nowadays to live and a small part of that country keeps the culture because they want to and you compare it I assume to England invading Wales. Putting castles everywhere to keep people in check and hang, drawing and quartering prince's of that country for resisting. Then, in recent history making school kids wear the Welsh not for speaking their own language and taking trillions of pounds worth of coal to England at the expense of welsh people's lives.

    • @roberthudson3386
      @roberthudson3386 11 днів тому

      The land was not worked prior to the arrival of the colonists. It's not as though they stole it from indigenous people who were there before. Also it's clear they don't have a colonial mentality, see all the different languages on the sign welcoming people to Gaiman in this video.

    • @timphillips9954
      @timphillips9954 7 днів тому

      How else would you describe the way the Welsh nation and culture has been treated by the government in London for hundreds of years?

    • @claudiocingolani6607
      @claudiocingolani6607 2 дні тому

      They came to work in the desert to seek a better life than the one they had under the British crown. If you study history you will see that they suffered from hunger, cold and disease, and they also had to move from their original location due to lack of water. They were not an imperial occupation, your comment is ignorant and foolish.

  • @MarceloMellao
    @MarceloMellao 2 місяці тому

    Gaiman no es gales...

    • @roberthudson3386
      @roberthudson3386 11 днів тому

      Por supuesto, Gaiman es Argentina, pero muchas personas en Gaiman hablan Gales, este es el razón por este video. Lo siento por mi espanol mal.