Diogo de Melo de Castro

Diogo de Melo de Castro

11th & 13th Governor of Portuguese Ceylon
In office 1633–1635
Monarch	Philip III of Portugal
Preceded by	Jorge de Almeida
Succeeded by	Jorge de Almeida
In office 1636–1638
Monarch	Philip III of Portugal
Preceded by	Jorge de Almeida
Succeeded by	António Mascarenhas

Diogo de Melo de Castro was the 11th & 13th Governor of Portuguese Ceylon. de Castro was first appointed in 1633 under Philip III of Portugal, he was Governor until 1635 and then in 1636 until 1638. He died in the Battle of Gannoruwa and was succeeded by Jorge de Almeida and António Mascarenhas respectively.^[1]

References

↑ Cahoon, Ben. "Governors". Sri Lanka. Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

Government offices
Preceded by Jorge de Almeida	Governor of Portuguese Ceylon 1633-1635	Succeeded by Jorge de Almeida
Preceded by Jorge de Almeida	Governor of Portuguese Ceylon 1636-1638	Succeeded by António Mascarenhas

Governors of Portuguese Ceylon →

Captains (1518–1524)	Silveira Brito Lemos

Captain-majors (1551–1594)	Henriques Coutinho Eça Carvalho Lacerda Baroche Sousa Inferno Melo Monroy Coutinho Noronha Albuquerque Coutinho Brito Brito Pereira

Governors (1594–1658)	Sousa Azevedo Meneses Homem Pereira Noronha Albuquerque Noronha Mascarenhas Almeida Castro Almeida Castro Mascarenhas Mascarenhas Homem Castro Coutinho Meneses*

* in Jaffna

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