Trevelin
Wales word wich means (Tre-People and Velin-Mill) borned at the end of XIX century for wales pioneers, making the first wales colony in Argentina, with more from 123.000 has. coverd of woods, meadows, lakes and mountains.
Foundation of Trevelin City
In may of 1865, sailed from Liverpool, the Mimosa navy, on board meet a one hundred and half of wales Colons. They were humble people in general. After two months of sailing across the sea they disembarked in the New Gulf, on July 28 of 1865.- Since New Gulf they went to the river coast of Chubut, where began to build houses, wich after a short time was named Rawson.
It was established a pacific relation with the indians, which was traduced in benefit for both. The aborigens principally tehuelches, helped to the Colons to familiarize with the new land and participate in the indians culture and made a business interchange with the products of the animals hunt.- Twenty years later the Coronel Luis Jorge Fontana in the year of 1885, the expedition of the 29 Riflers, arrived to the beautiful valley which named October 16 in remember to the National Territories Law.
They had to cross a great number of inconvenients, like, problems with the built houses, the cold and the little clothing, which were overcome across the time.- Trevelin, Wales word- wich means Mill’s People, is a Wales colony for excellence which is located on the west of the Chubut place Province, an charming Valley, rounded for mountains, which you can see the snowy peaks during all the year.- One of the historical events -cultural of the wales tradition, is the named Eisteddfod, which is a contest , a festival, similar to the antique flower games in the medium age.
The celebration can be traced , in the Century VI there is evidence of a competition and clasification of poets celebrated in MOR.GANWG, Wales.-
In Argentina in the year of 1875, began the wales and argentinos history, because they were worried for the cultural development and the literature building.- The winner is awarded with a chair oak, made for an artesanal man especialized. Another of the very important historics events is the Plebiscit of 1902, suceded in the school 18 of Corintos river.-
Actually Trevelin maintains alive the reach traditions of your celtic and mapuche customs. This last culture is magnifique represented in Rosario Lake, a paradise located to 28 km. of the urban area, where is located the Amuan Ñi Rucamó (Artisan’s House) dedicated to the show and sales one of the bigger spectacular native crafts.