Pedro Lopes de Sousa
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| Pedro Lopes de Sousa | |
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| 1st Governor of Portuguese Ceylon | |
| In office 1594–1594 |
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| Monarch | Philip I of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Office created Pedro Homem Pereira (as Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon) |
| Succeeded by | Jerónimo de Azevedo |
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.
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| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Governor of Portuguese Ceylon 1594-1594 |
Succeeded by Jerónimo de Azevedo |
