Falklands join local Chilean community in celebrating independence Day

Thursday, September 19th 2024 - 08:07 UTC

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The Falkland Islands have decades of close links with Chile which not only refer to trade, connectivity, shipping, but are mainly because of the long-established Chilean community in the Islands. Currently almost two hundred strong they are the largest from mainland South America and have greatly contributed to the development of the Islands in different fields of expertise, both in Camp and Stanley. And many families in the Islands have Chilean born members or descendants. Read full article

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Malvinense 1833
Well, if we consider the proximity of mainland Argentina, it is strange that there is no Argentine community similar to the Chilean one on the islands. In mainland Argentina there are also families with members or descendants born on the islands.
Oh and remind you that in 1810 an Argentine general named San Martín contributed to the self-determination of Chile, at that time the islands were inhabited by Spaniards. Greetings.
Sep 23rd, 2024 - 12:28 pm - Link - Report abuse -2
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Esteban Domingo Fernandez
1833, there are a small number of Argentines living happily in the Falklands , who all voted for the islands to stay as a BOT,
Sep 23rd, 2024 - 02:41 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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