# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/juan-gonzalez-de-mendoza
# Generated: 2026-08-15T12:15:37.528Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/juan-gonzalez-de-mendoza"
name: "Juan González de Mendoza"
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description: "Juan González de Mendoza, O.S.A. was a Spanish bishop, explorer, sinologist, and writer. He was the author of one of the earliest Western histories of China. Published by him in 1585, Historia de las cosas más notables, ritos y costumbres del gran reyno de la China is an account of observations of several Spanish travelers in China. An English translation by Robert Parke appeared in 1588 and was reprinted by the Hakluyt Society in two volumes, edited by Sir George T. Staunton, Bart.."
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birthDate: "1545"
deathDate: "1618-02-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump