With the passing of time, the island came to be used as a penal colony, inhabited by some who had committed “crimes of faith ” against the Catholic Church.
वहाँ कैथोलिक चर्च के खिलाफ “बगावत ” करनेवालों को काला - पानी की सज़ा काटने के लिए रखा जाता था ।