Tiresias, that antient prophet, was an edifice of the same nature: and the name is a compound of Tor-Ees, and Tor-ASIS; from whence the Greeks formed the word Tiresias.
"A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)"
Jacob Bryant
1776-October 9, 1776, the mission of San Francisco de ASIS is dedicated, on the shore of the real San Francisco Bay.
"Gold Seekers of '49"
Edwin L. Sabin
There were now two San Franciscos, de ASIS and Solano, and because of the inconvenience arising from this confusion, the popular names, Dolores and Solano, and later, Sonoma, came into use.
"The Old Franciscan Missions Of California"
George Wharton James