Historedia
Person

Michael D. Jones

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1865

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Michael D. Jones, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Welsh settlers land in the Chubut Valley, Patagonia

    1865

    Role: Proposer and recruiter

    1. 1865 · Chubut RiverEstablishment of Irrigation

      Settlers established Argentina's first irrigation system based on the Chubut River, creating fertile wheatlands in the valley.

    2. 1865 · First settlement siteFlood and Rebuilding

      The first earth houses were washed away by a flash flood in 1865, prompting the construction of superior quality replacements.

    3. 28 July 1865 · Puerto MadrynArrival of the Mimosa

      153 Welsh settlers arrived in Patagonia aboard the clipper ship Mimosa in 1865, establishing the first settlement in the Chubut Valley.

Sources

  1. Y Wladfa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02