Lopo de Brito

Lopo de Brito

2nd Captain of Portuguese Ceylon
In office 1518–1522
Monarch	Manuel I of Portugal John III of Portugal
Preceded by	João da Silveira
Succeeded by	Fernão Gomes de Lemos

Lopo de Brito was the second Captain of Portuguese Ceylon. Brito succeeded João da Silveira and was appointed in 1518 under Manuel I of Portugal, he was Captain until 1522. He was succeeded by Fernão Gomes de Lemos.^[1]

References

Government offices
Preceded by João da Silveira	Captain of Portuguese Ceylon 1518-1522	Succeeded by Fernão Gomes de Lemos

Governors of Portuguese Ceylon →

Captains (1518–1524)	Silveira Brito Lemos

Captain-majors (1551–1594)	Henriques Coutinho Eça Carvalho Lacerda Baroche Sousa Inferno Melo Monroy Coutinho Noronha Albuquerque Coutinho Brito Brito Pereira

Governors (1594–1658)	Sousa Azevedo Meneses Homem Pereira Noronha Albuquerque Noronha Mascarenhas Almeida Castro Almeida Castro Mascarenhas Mascarenhas Homem Castro Coutinho Meneses*

* in Jaffna

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