Jorge de Almeida

Jorge de Almeida

10th & 12th Governor of Portuguese Ceylon
In office 1631–1633
Monarch	Philip III of Portugal
Preceded by	Filipe Mascarenhas
Succeeded by	Diogo de Melo de Castro
In office 1635–1636
Monarch	Philip III of Portugal
Preceded by	Diogo de Melo de Castro
Succeeded by	Diogo de Melo de Castro

Jorge de Almeida was the 10th & 12th Governor of Portuguese Ceylon. de Almeida was first appointed in 1631 under Philip III of Portugal, he was Governor until 1633 and then in 1635 until 1636. He was succeeded by Diogo de Melo de Castro both times.^[1]

References

↑ Cahoon, Ben. "Governors". Sri Lanka. Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

Government offices
Preceded by Filipe Mascarenhas	Governor of Portuguese Ceylon 1631-1633	Succeeded by Diogo de Melo de Castro
Preceded by Diogo de Melo de Castro	Governor of Portuguese Ceylon 1635-1636	Succeeded by Diogo de Melo de Castro

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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