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There has been a small slice of Wales in Argentina for more than 150 years.<\/b><\/p>\n
About 160 Welsh emigrants sailed to Patagonia in 1865 to create a new settlement, ‘Y Wladfa’, where their language, culture and religion could flourish free from English influence and dominance.<\/p>\n
The language is still actively spoken there, while more than 50,000 Patagonians can claim Welsh ancestry.<\/p>\n
One of those is footballer Jeremias James.<\/p>\n
James was born and raised in Trelew, a city founded in 1886 by Welsh settlers in the Chubut province.<\/p>\n
Its name translates from Welsh to ‘Town of Lewis’ in honour of its founder, Lewis Jones.<\/p>\n
“I’m part of a Welsh family, a Welsh colony that settled in southern Argentina, specifically in Chubut,” James told BBC Sport Wales.<\/p>\n
“Five generations of my family were born in Trelew, and I’m part of the the fifth generation.<\/p>\n
“Over the years my family settled in Chubut and that’s where my story, my family, and all my ancestors come from.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n