The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China

"The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof" in 2 volumes is an account of observations several Spanish travelers in China published by Juan González de Mendoza in 1586. An English translation by Robert Parke appeared in 1588 and was reprinted by the Hakluyt Society and edited by Sir George Thomas Staunton. This carefully crafted e-artnow ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

Juan González de Mendoza (1545-1618) was the author of one of the earliest Western histories of China, born in Spanish province La Rioja in 1545. He joined the army but after some years resigned to enter the Order of Saint Augustine. González de Mendoza based his most famous text on the journals of Miguel de Luarca, whose 1580 trip to Ming China provided a simple majority thereof. He never set foot in China, but spent two years in Mexico before returning to Spain.