Project Gutenberg 2013-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 334 González de Mendoza, Juan 1545 1618 Gonzáles de Mendoza, Juan De Mendoza, Juan González Mendoza, Juan González de Gonzalez de Mendoza, Juan Staunton, George Thomas, Sir 1781 1859 Parke, Robert, active 1588 Parke, R. (Robert) The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume 2 (of 2) Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof…" by Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza is a historical account likely written in the late 16th century. This work offers a comprehensive overview of China during the time of Mendoza's research, focusing on its cultural, political, and social dynamics as observed by the author's contemporaries, particularly the Spanish explorers and missionaries. The opening of the text begins with a detailed introduction of the various religious figures and soldiers who embarked on a journey from the Philippines to explore and document the mighty kingdom of China. It outlines their intentions to engage with the Chinese population, emphasizing their desire to spread the gospel and gather intelligence on this vast and powerful nation. The narrative sets the stage for the subsequent adventures, challenges, and interactions that occur as these individuals navigate the complex socio-political landscape of China, demonstrating both their zealous commitment to their mission and their awe of the land they seek to understand. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en China -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Philippines -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Latin America -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 G Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Religious 904579 2025-07-17T08:08:09.266600 text/html 861681 2024-10-23T15:13:04 text/html 362700 2025-07-17T08:08:22.642035 application/epub+zip 384686 2025-07-17T08:08:12.635130 application/epub+zip 347349 2025-07-17T08:08:10.839583 application/epub+zip 669299 2025-07-17T08:08:29.234015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 556376 2025-07-17T08:08:20.218118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512286 2022-09-19T12:28:54.278828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 728428 2025-07-17T08:08:07.854611 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 728068 2024-11-27T22:25:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19292 2025-07-17T08:08:29.387006 application/rdf+xml 17010 2025-07-17T08:08:11.059103 image/jpeg 2675 2025-07-17T08:08:10.950604 image/jpeg 349185 2025-07-17T08:08:09.334645 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia