During the Industrial Revolution in the mid-19th century, many in Wales felt political pressure to assimilate with the dominant English culture of the United Kingdom. Some were inspired to move abroad and establish Welsh-speaking colonies — including ones in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Utica, New York. The idea for Argentina's Welsh colony was born at an 1861 meeting at the home of one Michael D. Jones. This wasn't a random choice: Jones had been in contact with Argentina's government, which was happy to allow him and his cohort to retain their language and customs in an area of the lower Chubut Valley known as Bahia Blanca, because they believed it would help them settle a land dispute with Chile.
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