Claim: San Francisco is the location of the Golden Gate Bridge that spans the Golden Gate strait.
Evidence: San Francisco was founded on June 29 , 1776 , when colonists from Spain established Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate and Mission San Francisco de Asís a few miles away , all named for St. Francis of Assisi.
The Golden Gate is a strait on the west coast of North America that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean.
It is defined by the headlands of the San Francisco Peninsula and the Marin Peninsula , and , since 1937 , has been spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge.