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San Francisco was founded by Spanish missionaries.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that San Francisco was founded by Spanish missionaries?

Unclear. The sources show that Spanish Catholic missionaries founded Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores) in 1776 and that Spain established a presidio there the same year. None of them states that Spanish missionaries founded the city of San Francisco itself, so they support only the narrower claim about the mission.

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Mission San Francisco de Asís - Wikipedia
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Mission San Francisco de Asís - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Francisco_de_As%C3%ADs

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San Francisco
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San Francisco. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco

"The Indians Generally Love Their Wives and Children": Native American Marriage and Sexual Practices in Missions San Francisco, Santa Clara, and San Jose
2005
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"The Indians Generally Love Their Wives and Children": Native American Marriage and Sexual Practices in Missions San Francisco, Santa Clara, and San Jose. (2005). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1353/cat.2005.0121

The California Missions
2020
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The California Missions. (2020). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199329175.013.1072

Life in Presidial California
2000
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Life in Presidial California. (2000). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/maghis/14.4.44

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