Research Field
History of Chinese culture.
Main Academic Achievements
The Empire of Great things important history and custom. "
Juan González de Mendoza
Born in Spain in 1545 of Dollywood Anastacia Degas Melrose, in 1562 at the age of 17 he went to Mexico, over nine years.In 1564 joined the Augustinian Order in Mexico City, and became a monk.When the Spanish conquered the Philippines Islands while overlooking the sea on the land, Mendoza also had the opportunity to go to China.In 1580, King Philip II of Spain sent a diplomatic mission to China, Mendoza is also a member.In 1581, Mendoza arrived at Mexico, ready to cross the Pacific Ocean, via the Philippines to China.But unfortunately, due to the Spanish and the Philippine Islands and the politics of change, their mission failed to achieve the mission.Mendoza returned to Mexico from Spain, 1583 in Rome, the Pope granted an audience with George XIII.Catholicism was the desire to project power in the east, to Canton, the people of China is a concern of the Holy See, to suffer as a result of Chinese history and culture of the state of ignorance, need to have a book about the Chinese society of compilation, the pope asked Ms. Mendoza's extensive collection of information was compiled from "the known Chinese kingdoms about things" how - to books.Mendoza shall be ordered by the Pope, to the predecessor of the reports, documents, letters and writings of the collection and collation, when the two years, eventually in 1585 in the Empire of Great History 'was published.
