Pedro Lopes de Sousa
Pedro Lopes de Sousa | |
|---|---|
 Pedro Lopez de Sousa welcomes the Empress of Ceylon, Dona Catharina | |
| 1st Governor of Portuguese Ceylon | |
| In office 1594–1594 | |
| Monarch | Philip I of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Office created Pedro Homem Pereira (as Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon) |
| Succeeded by | Jerónimo de Azevedo |
| Personal details | |
| Died | battle of danthure |
Pedro Lopes de Sousa was the 1st Governor of Portuguese Ceylon. The office of Captain-major was abolished in 1594 and de Sousa was appointed in the same year under Philip I of Portugal.[1] He died that year in the Campaign of Danture.
References[]
- ^ Cahoon, Ben. "Governors". Sri Lanka. Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
Categories:
- Governors of Portuguese Ceylon
- 16th-century Portuguese people
- 17th-century Portuguese people