The present paper,delving into Tratados históricos,politicos,éticos,y religiosos de la monarchia de China authored by Fernández Navarrete from Ordo Dominicanorum,reminds readers that Navarrete's writing con-sulted greatly Monarchia da China dividida por seis edades penned by a Jesuit known as António de Gou-veia and at the same time it had different understandings due to the Chinese Rites Controversy and a secu-lar goal suggesting European monarchs emulate the Chinese way of government.