History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof: Compiled by the Padre Juan González de Mendoza and now reprinted from the early translation of R. Parke: Volume 2 - Brossura

De Mendoza, Juan González

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ISBN 10: 1108008194 ISBN 13: 9781108008198

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. The two-volume account by Juan González de Mendoza of the history and geography of China was translated into English in 1588. It was the first detailed description of China available in English, though the introduction to this 1853 edition reviews several earlier reports by western travellers. Mendoza did not himself visit China; his second volume concludes the account based on de Rada's writings and also describes the missionary travels of the Franciscan friar Pedro de Alfaro.

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The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This two-volume description of the history and geography of China, translated into English in 1588 and republished in 1853, was the first detailed account of China available in English.

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Part II: 1. The Spaniards depart from Mexico; 2. A rover of this kingdome of China; 3. The kinge of China doth arme a fleete of shippes; 4. This rover Limahon goeth to the Ilands Philippinas; 5. Limahon doth send 400 souldiers; 6. The governour of Manilla; 7. The generall of the fielde; 8. Omoncon, captain of the king of China; 9. Omoncon is well received; 10. Omoncon departeth with certificate; 11. The Spaniards do depart; 12. The captaine Omoncon; 13. Omoncon doth disembarke himselfe; 14. The Spaniardes depart from Tansuso; 15. The Spaniardes doo prosecute their journey to Chincheo; 16. Our Spaniardes arived at the citie of Chincheo; 17. The governour of Chincheo doth call the Spaniards before him; 18. The Spaniards have a loving and favorable audience; 19. The Spaniards are visited; 20. The governour doth banquet the Spaniards; 21. The Spaniards depart; 22. The entry of the Spaniards into the cittie of Aucheo; 23. The Spaniards have audience of the viceroy; 24. The viceroy doth banket our people; 25. The Spaniards do carie their present; 26. The Spaniardes talke with the viceroy; 27. There came news to Aucheo; 28. The governours of the province do assemble together; 29. The Spaniards depart from Aucheo; 30. The Spaniards departe from the port of Tansuso; 31. They have news; 32. The captaines Chinos arived; Part III: 1. The fryers of Saint Francis came unto the Ilandes Philippinas; 2. The fryers and their companions depart; 3. The fryers and their companions came unto the cittie of Canton; 4. The Spaniards go forth of their ship; 5. The Spaniards are called before a iudge; 6. The Spaniards go into the streets to ask almes; 7. The Spaniardes take their iourney towardes Aucheo; 8. The Spaniards are brought before the viceroy; 9. The Spaniards remained certaine daies in Aucheo; 10. The Timpintao dooth call the Spaniards before him; 11. The Father Costodio sendeth a messenger unto Machao; 12. A Portugall of the cittie of Macheo; 13. The Spaniards remain certaine dayes in Canton; 14. They that were determined to go unto Luzon, doo departe; 15. The Spaniards depart from China and go to Luzon; Part III: 1. A commentarie of the New World; 2. They do depart from the Ilands of Canaria; 3. Of the Iland of Santo Domingo; 4. Of the way and the ilands; 5. Of the bignesse of the kingdome of Mexico; 6. The kingdome of Mexico; 7. Of the New Mexico; 8. The discovering of the New Mexico; 9. The New Mexico; 10. Still the New Mexico; 11. Departing from the cittie of Mexico; 12. They depart from the ilands of the Ladrones; 13. The Ilands Philippinas; 14. The barefoote friars depart; 15. Things which the saide Fathers did see; 16. The Spaniardes are sent unto the citie of Hucheofu; 17. The mightinesse, goodnesse, riches, and fortitude of the kingdome of China; 18. Certaine rites and ceremonies; 19. The Ilands of Japon; 20. They have notice of certaine kingdomes; 21. Such kingdomes as are adioyning unto that of Cochinchina; 22. Of many other kingdomes; 23. Of some kingdomes of the new worlde; 24. Of the kingdome of Coromandel; 25. Manie kingdomes of that newe worlde; 26. Many kingdomes of the Newe World; 27. The compassing of the world; Index.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1108008194
• ISBN 13: 9781108008198
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 364