another name for Alcatraz is the rock
The Person who Named Alcatraz was in charge of Alcatraz
Alcatraz is an abbreviation of the Spanish for Isla de Alcatraces (Island of Pelicans).
Alcatraz is an abbreviation of the Spanish for Isla de Alcatraces (Island of Pelicans).
The name Alcatraz is derived from the Spanish "Alcatraces." In 1775, the Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala was the first to sail into what is now known as San Francisco Bay - his expedition mapped the bay and named one of the three islands Alcatraces. Over time, the name was Anglicized to Alcatraz. While the exact meaning is still debated, Alcatraz is usually defined as meaning "pelican" or "strange bird."
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The Spanish explorer, Juan Manuel de Ayala name it Alcatraz, because of the 100's & 100's of Pelicans that lived there. Alcatraz is the Spanish word for Pelican.
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because it means pelican
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Absolutely. Alcatraz was closed in 1963; surviving inmates were transferred to other prisons. :)