Alcatraz (disambiguation)

Alcatraz is an island in San Francisco Bay, California, United States.

Alcatraz may also refer to:

Buildings and structures

Places

  • Alcatraz, Cape Verde, a village on the island of Maio
  • Little Alcatraz (formerly known as Paul Pry Rock), a small rock in San Francisco Bay roughly 81 yards (74 m) off the Model Industries Building, off the northwest coast of Alcatraz Island

People

  • Al Katrazz (born 1971), ringname of wrestler Brian Fleming

Events

  • Battle of Alcatraz (May 2 to 4, 1946), the result of an unsuccessful escape attempt at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
  • June 1962 Alcatraz escape attempt, at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
  • Occupation of Alcatraz (November 20, 1969 to June 11, 1971), an occupation of Alcatraz Island by 89 American Indians and supporters, whose group chose the name Indians of All Tribes (IOAT), seeking to reclaim the island under the US honor the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) between the U.S. and the Lakota, which stated all retired, abandoned or out-of-use federal land was returned to the Native people who once occupied it

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

Games

Music

Films and television

Plants and animals

See also

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