Isla de Sacrificios

Isla de Sacrificios is an island in the Gulf of Mexico, situated off the Gulf coastline near the port of Veracruz, in Mexico [1]. The island received its name when it was charted by the expedition in 1518 under Juan de Grijalva [1]. In 1823, when the island was visited by the antiquities collector, William Bullock, he found it to be a "mere heap of sand" and uninhabited, save for "only one wretched Indian family living on it" [1]. Some ruins of pre-Columbian buildings were still visible [1]. Many finds from the island can now be seen in the British Museum [1].