Welsh Chileans are Chileans of Welsh descent whose family roots came from

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

. The Welsh did not settle in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

. Generally, they were identified with the other British groups in Chile. About 30,000 residents of

have Welsh surnames.

Notable Welsh Chileans

* George Edwards Brown (1780–1848), British doctor and businessman, founder of the family in Chile * Agustín Edwards Ossandón (1815–1878), businessman * Agustín Edwards Ross (1852–1897), businessman and politician, purchased the

Valparaíso Valparaíso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about northwest of Santiago ...

, Chile edition of ''El Mercurio'' newspaper in 1880 *

Agustín Edwards Mac Clure Agustín is a Spanish given name and sometimes a surname. It is related to Augustín. People with the name include: Given name * Agustín (footballer), Spanish footballer * Agustín Calleri (born 1976), Argentine tennis player * Agustín Cá ...

(1878–1941), businessman, diplomat and politician, President of the

League of Nations The League of Nations (french: link=no, Société des Nations ) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference that ...

and founder of the

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...

edition of ''El Mercurio'' newspaper *

Raul Edwards Mac Clure Raul, Raúl and Raül are the Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan forms of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph. They are cognates of the French Raoul. Raul, Raúl or Raül may re ...

(?–1927), businessman and politician *

Joaquín Edwards Bello Joaquín Edwards Bello (; May 10, 1887 – February 19, 1968) was a Chilean writer and journalist of British descent. Life Edwards Bello was born in Valparaíso, one of the most important ports in Chile. His family, the Edwards, is still one of ...

(1887–1968), writer and journalist * María Edwards Mac Clure (1893–1972),

Righteous Among the Nations Righteous Among the Nations ( he, חֲסִידֵי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, ; "righteous (plural) of the world's nations") is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to sa ...

Agustín Edwards Budge Agustín is a Spanish given name and sometimes a surname. It is related to Augustín. People with the name include: Given name * Agustín (footballer), Spanish footballer * Agustín Calleri (born 1976), Argentine tennis player * Agustín Cár ...

(1899–?), businessman *

Agustín Edwards Eastman Agustín Iván Edmundo Edwards Eastman (24 November 1927 – 24 April 2017) was a Chilean newspaper publisher, and one of the richest people in Chile. He inherited his family's newspaper company El Mercurio SAP, which publishes Chile's leading n ...

(1928–), businessman * Jorge Edwards Valdés (1931–) novelist, winner of the 1999

Cervantes Prize The Miguel de Cervantes Prize ( es, Premio de Literatura en Lengua Castellana Miguel de Cervantes) is awarded annually to honour the lifetime achievement of an outstanding writer in the Spanish language. History The prize was established in 1975 ...

* Cristian Edwards del Río, businessman and kidnapping victim *

Catalina Edwards Catalina Edwards (born October 26, 1976 in Viña del Mar) is a Chilean journalist. She is currently a news anchor on '' Ahora Noticias'' and a panelist on '' Mucho Gusto'', both television shows on the Mega channel. Her comments on air about the ...

, journalist, news presenter

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Notable Welsh Chileans

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