Manuel de Sousa Coutinho
Appearance
Manuel de Sousa Coutinho | |
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14th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon | |
In office 1578–1583 | |
Monarchs | Sebastian of Portugal Henry, King of Portugal Philip I of Portugal |
Preceded by | Fernando de Albuquerque |
Succeeded by | João de Correia de Brito |
Personal details | |
Born | 1540 |
Died | 1591 |
Manuel de Sousa Coutinho (1540–1591) was the 14th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Coutinho was appointed in 1578 under Sebastian of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1583. He was succeeded by João de Correia de Brito.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Cahoon, Ben. "Captains-major". Sri Lanka. Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 14 July 2012.