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Diogo de Melo de Castro

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Monarch
  
Philip III of Portugal

Succeeded by
  
Preceded by
  
Jorge de Almeida

Preceded by
  
Jorge de Almeida

Monarch
  
Philip III of Portugal

Succeeded by
  
António Mascarenhas

Diogo de Melo de Castro was the 11th & 13th Governor of Portuguese Ceylon. de Castro 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 António Mascarenhas respectively.

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Diogo de Melo de Castro Wikipedia


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