João Henriques

João Henriques

1st Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon
In office 1551–1552
Monarch	John III of Portugal
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Diogo de Melo Coutinho

João Henriques was the first Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Henriques was appointed in 1551 under John III of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1551. He was succeeded by Diogo de Melo Coutinho.^[1]

References

↑ Cahoon, Ben. "Captains-major". Sri Lanka. Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

Government offices
Preceded by Office created	Captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon 1551-1552	Succeeded by Diogo de Melo Coutinho

←Captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon →

Henriques Coutinho Eça Carvalho Lacerda Baroche Sousa Inferno Melo Monroy Coutinho Noronha Albuquerque Coutinho Brito Brito Pereira

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