Historical Context

By alexis tellez
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    Historical context

  • Named

    Juan Manuel de Ayala a spanish explorer found the island. He named it "La isla de los Alcatraces".

  • Protect

    Alcatraz was build to be protect San Francisco. It was a military base.

  • Light

    The first lighthouse was buid on the island.

  • Military prison.

    alcatraz was rebuild by prisoners and was now a military prison.

  • Taken

    The island was redesignated as "Pacific Branch, U.S. Military Prison, Alcatraz island".

  • New

    Alcatraz was re-build by prisoners. They build a cell house.

  • 137

    As the island was re-build with a cell house 137 prisoners arrived to the island.

  • Belongs

    The Alcatraz Island was part of the Federal Burea of Prisons.

  • First Warden died

    The first warden of Alcatraz was James A. Johnson.

  • Success

    John Paul Scott was the first prisoner from Alcatraz to actually escape. He was later captured again.

  • Closed

    Alcatraz was closed.