The Portuguese arrived in the Kingdom of Kotte in 1505. By 1518, they had appointed a captain to control the Portuguese-occupied territory called Ceylon on the island of modern-day Sri Lanka. In that time, there were numerous captains until 1551. The post of captain was succeeded by that of the captain-majors in 1551 and by the governor in 1594.
List of captains Portrait Name Birth Death Captain from Captain until SovereignJoão da Silveira--15181518Manuel ILopo de Brito--15181522Manuel IJohn IIIFernão Gomes de Lemos--15221524John IIIVacant--15241551John III
See also List of monarchs of Sri Lanka List of captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon List of captain-generals of Portuguese Ceylon History of Sri Lanka
References List of heads of state of Sri Lanka at worldstatesmen.org
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