“He was of gigantic stature, standing six feet seven inches–without his stockings, for he had none. And he was large all over in proportion, with the strength of several men. His name by baptism was Francisco Solano, and by that name he was best known.” – Platon Vallejo Joining the Mission When young Sina was baptized at Mission Dolores in 1810, he received the name Francisco Solano. Sina probably didn’t know much about his patron saint, a Franciscan missionary in 17th-century Peru, and he likely didn’t know that someday people would call him “Chief Solano.” Sina/Francisco Solano was born a member of the Suisun people. The Suisun were a Patwin-speaking…