Diogo de Melo Coutinho

Diogo de Melo Coutinho

2nd & 11th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon
In office 1552–1552
Monarch	John III of Portugal
Preceded by	João Henriques
Succeeded by	Duarte de Eça
In office 1570–1572
Monarch	Sebastian of Portugal
Preceded by	Fernando de Monroy
Succeeded by	António de Noronha

Diogo de Melo Coutinho was the second and eleventh Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Coutinho was first appointed in 1552 under Sebastian of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1552. His second term lasted from 1570-1572. He was succeeded by Duarte de Eça and António de Noronha respectively.^[1]

References

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

Government offices
Preceded by João Henriques	Captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon 1552-1552	Succeeded by Duarte de Eça
Preceded by Fernando de Monroy	Captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon 1570-1572	Succeeded by António de Noronha

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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