because it means pelican
Robert Stroud was given the name due to his obsession and research on birds
another name for Alcatraz is the rock
"The Rock" was the name given to the prison island of Alcatraz in San Francisco bay. It is also used as a name for Gibraltar.
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 of the island in San Fransisco bay was "Isla de las Alcatraces" (Island of the Lilies) given by Juan de Ayala in the mid 1770s. The word Alcatraz is no longer used in modern Spanish.
Alcatraz.
The Rock
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.
Alcatraz
the rock