Because Spanish explorers settled there first and named it.
San Francisco is already a Spanish word meaning "Saint Francis."
It means "saint." San Antonio, Texas was named after Saint Anthony of Padua after Spanish explorers discovered the site on his feast day. San Francisco was named after Saint Francis of Assisi.
Santa is the Spanish feminine for saint so Santa Monica means Saint Monica. The male form in Spanish is San as in San Francisco - Saint Francis.
Spelling Franklin in Spanish is easy to do. Franklin in Spanish would be Franklin.
Paco in Spanish is a nickname for Francisco which means Francis in English so, Paco = Frank.
Yes. San Francisco is Spanish for St. Francis.
Yes. San Francisco is Spanish for St. Francis.
San Francisco was named by the Spanish after Saint Francis of Assisi. San Francisco is Spanish for Saint Francis.
Francisco is the spanish version of the name Francis. "San" also means saint, as in Saint Francis of Assisi. The city San Francisco was named after a mission established in Saint Francis' name. Francisco is the spanish version of the name Francis. "San" also means saint, as in Saint Francis of Assisi. The city San Francisco was named after a mission established in Saint Francis' name.
'San Francisco' IS Spanish; it means 'Saint Francis'
Los Ángeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Miami??
San Francisco is already a Spanish word meaning "Saint Francis."
san is spanish for saint.
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Enrique San Francisco's birth name is San Francisco Cobo, Enrique.
Alameda, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Calrxico, Chula Vista
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