List of governors of Portuguese Ceylon

The following is a list of Portuguese governors of Portuguese Ceylon. The Portuguese arrived in the Kingdom of Kotte in 1505. By 1594 they had appointed a governor to control the Portuguese occupied territory called Portuguese Ceylon on the island of modern day Sri Lanka. In that time, there were numerous governors until 1658. The post of governor was preceded by that of the Captain-major in 1551 and before that by Captain in 1518.

List of Governors

Portrait Name Birth Death Governor From Governor Until Sovereign
Pedro Lopes de Sousa--15941594Filipe I
Jerónimo de Azevedo1540162515941613Filipe I
Filipe II
Francisco de Meneses--16131614Filipe II
Manuel Mascarenhas Homem--16141616Filipe II
Nuno Álvares Pereira--16161618Filipe II
Constantino de Sá de Noronha
(1st time)		--16181622Filipe II
Filipe III
Jorge de Albuquerque--16221623Filipe III
Constantino de Sá de Noronha
(2nd time)		--16231630Filipe III
Filipe Mascarenhas
(1st time)		158016..16301631Filipe III
Jorge de Almeida
(1st time)		--16311633Filipe III
Diogo de Melo de Castro
(1st time)		--16331635Filipe III
Jorge de Almeida
(2nd time)		--16351636Filipe III
Diogo de Melo de Castro
(2nd time)		--16361638Filipe III
António Mascarenhas--16381640Filipe III
Filipe Mascarenhas
(2nd time)		158016..16401645Filipe III
John IV
Manuel Mascarenhas Homem1600165716451653John IV
Francisco de Mello e Castro1600166416531655John IV
António de Sousa Coutinho-166816551656John IV
António de Amaral de Meneses
(in Jaffna)		--165622 June 1658John IV
Afonso VI

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