Trelew

Trelew

Trelew is a city in the province of Chubut, in the Argentine Patagonia, with a population of 93,386 as per the census-ar|2006. The city has a small commercial centre. The Salon San David is a replica of St David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire. It is served by the Almirante Marco Andrés Zar Airport.

History

Trelew's foundation is linked with Welsh settlement in Argentina, the leaders of which were Captain Sir Love Jones-Parry of Madryn and Lewis (Luis) Jones, who acted as spokesmen to deal with the Argentine government at the beginning in the 1860s. The town was named Trelew in honour of Lewis Jones, "tre" meaning "town" in Welsh and "Lew" being an apocope for "Lewis".Fact|date=October 2008

Trelew was established in 1886 as the starting point for the Central of Chubut Railway line that would link the lower Chubut River valley to Puerto Madryn. Railway building equipment and 400 settlers arrived on July 28 of that same year on the steamer "Vesta". The line was opened in 1888 and later extended from Trelew to Gaiman, Dolavon and finally to Las Plumas. In 1961 the line was closed. Racing de Trelew and Huracán de Trelew are the most important local football clubs. Patoruzú Rugby Club and Bigornia Rugby Club are also the local clubs practicing this sport.

The 1972 massacre

Trelew was the scene of a massacre in 1972. A breakout of political prisoners at the federal penitentiary resulted in the death of one guard and the attempted flight of about 100 individuals who opposed the military dictatorship which followed the overthrow of President Arturo Illia. A small group of prisoners succeeded in commandeering a plane and flying to safety in Chile. The rest submitted to the authorities and were returned to a military prison, where 16 were gunned down in cold blood (three survived). The town of Trelew was searched by the military and locals were seized and taken to the Villa Devote prison in Buenos Aires. Virtually the entire town went on strike and succeeded in securing the release of the prisoners at Villa Devoto. These incidents were documented in the book "La Pasión según Trelew", by Tomás Eloy Martínez, which was originally published in 1973, but was then suppressed by the dictatorship of the "Proceso", and reissued in 1997.Fact|date=October 2008

Trelew is the centre of the touristic travels to the Central Meseta, the Valley of the Chubut River and the coast. Punta Tombo, the biggest penguin reserve in South America, is accessible from the city.

External links

* [http://www.vistasdelvalle.com.ar/trelew/index.htm Trelew Site]
* [http://www.trelew.gov.ar City home page] (in Spanish)
*
* [http://www.skiptonps.vic.edu.au/history/argenhis.htm A brief history] (school project)
* [http://www.pescanet.com/lugares_para_pescar/chubut/trelew/trelew_english.htm Activities around Trelew]
* [ [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-43.257081&lon=-65.311317&z=13&l=0&m=a&v=2 Trelew in Wikimapia] ] ) Geo Links for Trelew


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Trelew — Ciudad y municipio de Argentina …   Wikipedia Español

  • Trelew — Basisdaten Lage 43° 15′ S, 65° 19′ W 43.253333333333 65.309444 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Trelew — es una ciudad del valle inferior del río Chubut, en el departamento de Rawson, en el noroeste de la provincia del Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina, que cuenta con aproximadamente 90.000 habitantes. Se comenzó a formar aproximadamente en 1886, bajo el …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Trelew — 43° 15′ S 65° 18′ W / 43.25, 65.3 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Trelew — Original name in latin Trelew Name in other language REL, Trelew, Trelju, te lei li wu, trlyw State code AR Continent/City America/Argentina/Catamarca longitude 43.24895 latitude 65.30505 altitude 14 Population 93442 Date 2007 02 18 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Trelew (disambiguation) — Trelew may refer to:*Trelew, a city in Chubut Province, Argentina **Omega Tower Trelew, a communication tower that was located the city *Trelew, Cornwall, a hamlet in Cornwall, United Kingdom *Trelew, @, a god in the Internet, CCworld *Trelew,… …   Wikipedia

  • Trelew (Argentina) — Hotels: Bahia Nueva Hotel Trelew (City Centre) Peninsula Valdes Hotel Trelew (City Centre) Tolosa Hotel Trelew (City Centre) …   International hotels

  • Trelew, Cornwall — Trelew is a hamlet in the parish of St Buryan in the Penwith district of Cornwall, UK. It is situated along the B3283 road to the village of St Buryan in a deep cut river valley amongst fertile famland and woodland …   Wikipedia

  • Omega Tower Trelew — Trelew Omega Mast General information Status Destroyed Type Mast radiator insulated against ground Location Trelew, Argentina …   Wikipedia

  • Club Atlético Independiente (Trelew) — Independiente de Trelew Nombre completo Club Atlético Independiente Apodo(s) Rojo Fundación 30 de agosto de 1916 (95 años) Estadio …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”