page_title: Y Wladfa
section_title: Anthem
hierarchical_section_title: Y Wladfa / Anthem
caption_attribution_description: English: A printed version of Gwlad Newydd y Cymry, an adaption of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau for Y Wladfa, the Welsh Colony in Patagonia.
context_page_description: Y Wladfa, also occasionally Y Wladychfa Gymreig, is a successful Welsh settlement in Argentina, which began in 1865 and occurred mainly along the coast of Chubut Province in Patagonia.
  In the 19th and early 20th century the Argentine government encouraged emigration from Europe to populate the country outside the Buenos Aires region; between 1856 and 1875, 34 settlements of immigrants of various nationalities were established in Santa Fe and Entre Ríos. In addition to the main colony in Chubut, a smaller colony was set up in Santa Fe by 44 Welsh people who left Chubut, and another group settled at Coronel Suárez in southern Buenos Aires Province.
  The Welsh-Argentine community is centred on Gaiman, Trelew and Trevelin. Chubut estimates the number of Patagonian Welsh speakers to be about 1,500, while other estimates put the number at 5,000.
context_section_description: Y Wladfa's anthem is a re-working of the Welsh anthem, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", called "Gwlad Newydd y Cymry" ('"The New Country of the Welsh"'). The new anthem was penned by Lewis Evans and is sung to the same tune as "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau".
caption: A printed version of Gwlad Newydd y Cymry
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