francisco, melo, castro, 17th, governor, portuguese, ceylon, appointed, 1653, under, philip, portugal, governor, until, 1655, succeeded, antónio, sousa, coutinho, 17th, governor, portuguese, ceylonin, office, 1653, 1655monarchjohn, portugalpreceded, bymanuel, . Francisco de Melo e Castro was the 17th Governor of Portuguese Ceylon He was appointed in 1653 under Philip III of Portugal and was Governor until 1655 He was succeeded by Antonio de Sousa Coutinho 1 Francisco de Melo e Castro17th Governor of Portuguese CeylonIn office 1653 1655MonarchJohn IV of PortugalPreceded byManuel Mascarenhas HomemSucceeded byAntonio de Sousa CoutinhoPersonal detailsBorn16001664References edit Cahoon Ben Governors Sri Lanka Worldstatesmen Retrieved 14 July 2012 Government officesPreceded byManuel Mascarenhas Homem Governor of Portuguese Ceylon1653 1655 Succeeded byAntonio de Sousa Coutinho Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francisco de Melo e Castro amp oldid 1174812565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
