bread and water diet
the alcatraz island, or simply "alcatraz",is one of the world's most infamous prison sites were the united states most notoriouscriminals were kept. the place as also known as "the rock", as it measures a mere 22 acreand isn't much more than a large rock. originally there wasn't even any soil on the island;it was all transported to the island in the early 20th century.however, the history of this island dates another few hundred years. the first one todocument the small island was the spanish naval officer juan manuel de ayala, in 1775.he named the island "isla de los alcatraces", meaning "island of gannets", due to the manyseabirds living on the rocks. due to the island strategically importantposition, it later became the site of a military fort in the 1850ies. it not only defendedthe bay against hostile attacks, but also guided friendly ships with its lighthouse. however, the island was not only strategicallylocated from a pure mili...