Alcatraz – The story of an island

Alcatraz, the small island in San Francisco Bay, was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala in 1775. He named the land La Isla de los Alcatraces, which translates to Island of the Pelicans. He had no interest, since it was an uninhabited and barren terrain with minimal vegetation and treacherous icy currents. […]

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