diogo, melo, castro, 11th, 13th, governor, portuguese, ceylon, melo, first, appointed, 1633, under, philip, portugal, governor, until, 1635, then, 1636, until, 1638, died, battle, gannoruwa, succeeded, jorge, almeida, antónio, mascarenhas, respectively, 11th, . Diogo de Melo de Castro was the 11th amp 13th Governor of Portuguese Ceylon De Melo 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 Antonio Mascarenhas respectively 1 Diogo de Melo de Castro11th amp 13th Governor of Portuguese CeylonIn office 1633 1635MonarchPhilip III of PortugalPreceded byJorge de AlmeidaSucceeded byJorge de AlmeidaIn office 1636 1638MonarchPhilip III of PortugalPreceded byJorge de AlmeidaSucceeded byAntonio MascarenhasReferences Edit Cahoon Ben Governors Sri Lanka Worldstatesmen Retrieved 14 July 2012 Government officesPreceded byJorge de Almeida Governor of Portuguese Ceylon1633 1635 Succeeded byJorge de AlmeidaPreceded byJorge de Almeida Governor of Portuguese Ceylon1636 1638 Succeeded byAntonio Mascarenhas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diogo de Melo de Castro amp oldid 1093646715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
