The story of Welsh Patagonia is not quite the tale of settler and indigenous harmony that has always been told.
- Associate Professor in Spanish, Swansea University
El 31 de marzo de 1520 Magallanes llegó a la Patagonia, en una escala de la que fue la primera vuelta al mundo. 500 años después, los indígenas de la región luchan por recuperar sus derechos y su historia.
Ferdinand Magellan coined the fantasy-inspired term “Patagonians” to describe the indigenous peoples he met. It gave rise to the region’s name.
Neither constitution protections nor protests have prevented the Mapuche and their allies from suffering at the hands of the Argentine state.
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