Show Earlier Names of Alcatraz z IsI Ishri rJ Jj The name Alcatraz as applied d to I Ithe the island on which the prison is located was first known as White II I Island or Bird Island As early as 1797 it was referred to as Isle de Alcatraz That word w is s applied applied applied ap ap- ap- ap plied by Mexicans to pelicans or albatross that inhabited the island Other authorities claim that the word goes back to the Arabic and was used to express the idea of recovery from a retort The Mexican Mexican Mexican can definition is the accepted one |