List of captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon

The following is a list of captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon. The Portuguese arrived in the Kingdom of Kotte in 1505. By 1551, they had appointed a Captains-major to control the Portuguese occupied territory called Ceylon on the island of modern day Sri Lanka. In that time, there were numerous Captains-major until 1594. The post of Captains-major was preceded by that of the Captain in 1518. In 1594, the Captains-major was replaced with a Governor.

List of Captain-majors

Portrait Name Birth Death Captain-major From Captain-major Until Sovereign
João Henriques--15511552John III
Diogo de Melo Coutinho
(1st time)		--15521552John III
Duarte de Eça148015??15521553John III
Fernão Carvalho--15531555John III
Afonso Pereira de Lacerda--15551559John III
Sebastian
Jorge de Meneses Baroche--15591560Sebastian
Baltasar Guedes de Sousa--15601564Sebastian
Pedro de Ataíde Inferno--15641565Sebastian
Diogo de Melo--15651568Sebastian
Fernando de Monroy--15681570Sebastian
Diogo de Melo Coutinho
(2nd time)		--15701572Sebastian
António de Noronha--15721575Sebastian
Fernando de Albuquerque--15751578Sebastian
Manuel de Sousa Coutinho1540159115781583Sebastian
Henry
Filipe I
João de Correia de Brito--15831590Filipe I
Simão de Brito--15901591Filipe I
Pedro Homem Pereira--15911594Filipe I

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