The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof
Subtitle: Volume 2
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: July 26, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9781402195747
Subjects: history,China,Juan González de Mendoza; History / Asia; History / Far East
First sentence: GOUERNING in the kingdom of Mexico, Don Luys de Velasco, who was viceroye, and lieftenant in that place for the Catholike king Don Philip king of Spaine, was commanded by his maiestie to prepare a great armie in the South Sea, and to leuie souldiers necessarie for the same, and to send them to discouer the ilands of the west, those which that famous captaine Magallanes did giue notice of when he did compasse the world in the ship giue notice of when he did compasse the world in the ship called the Victorie.