He died about the year 1620.
The title page reads: "History of the most notable things, the rites, and customs of the great kingdom of China; gathered not only from books of the Chinese themselves, but likewise from the relation of the religious and other persons who have been in the said country.

Made and compiled by the very reverend father Maestro Fray Juan Goncalez de Mendoca, of the order of St.Augustine, apostolic preacher, and penitentiary of his Holiness; whom his Catholic Majesty sent, with his royal missive and other things for the king of that country, in the year M.D.LXXII.Now recently enlarged by the same author.

To the illustrious Lord, Fernando de Vega y Fonseca, of the Council of his Majesty, and president of his royal Council of the Indias.

With an itinerary of the New World.

With license.