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Captain-majors Of Ceilão
The Portugal, Portuguese arrived in the Kingdom of Kotte in 1505. By 1551, they had appointed a captain-major to control the Portuguese occupied territory called Portuguese Ceylon, Ceylon on the island of modern-day Sri Lanka. In that time, there were numerous captains-major until 1594. The post of captain-major was preceded by that of the List of Captains of Ceilão, captain in 1518. In 1594, the captain-major was replaced with a List of Governors of Ceilão, governor. List of captain-majors See also * List of monarchs of Sri Lanka * List of captains of Portuguese Ceylon * List of captain-generals of Portuguese Ceylon * History of Sri Lanka References List of heads of state of Sri Lanka at worldstatesmen.org {{Transitional period topics Captain-majors of Ceilão Lists of governors in Asia, Ceilao Lists of office-holders in Sri Lanka, Ceilao Lists of political office-holders in Portugal, Ceilao 1551 establishments in Asia 16th-century establishments in Sri Lanka 1591 dise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares Portugal-Spain border, the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the Macaronesia, Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, which are the two Autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous regions of Portugal. Lisbon is the Capital city, capital and List of largest cities in Portugal, largest city, followed by Porto, which is the only other Metropolitan areas in Portugal, metropolitan area. The western Iberian Peninsula has been continuously inhabited since Prehistoric Iberia, prehistoric times, with the earliest signs of Human settlement, settlement dating to 5500 BC. Celts, Celtic and List of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diogo De Melo
Diogo de Melo was the 9th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon Portuguese Ceylon (; ; ) is the name given to the territory on Ceylon, modern-day Sri Lanka, controlled by the Portuguese Empire between 1597 and 1658. Portuguese presence in the island lasted from 1505 to 1658. Their arrival was largely accide .... Melo was appointed in 1565 during the reign of King Sebastian of Portugal and served until 1568. He was succeeded by Fernando de Monroy. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Melo, Diogo de Captain-majors of Ceilão 16th-century Portuguese people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Captains Of Portuguese Ceylon
The Portuguese arrived in the Kingdom of Kotte in 1505. By 1518, they had appointed a captain to control the Portuguese-occupied territory called Ceylon on the island of modern-day Sri Lanka. In that time, there were numerous captains until 1551. The post of captain was succeeded by that of the captain-majors in 1551 and by the governor in 1594. List of captains See also * List of monarchs of Sri Lanka * List of captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon * List of captain-generals of Portuguese Ceylon * History of Sri Lanka The history of Sri Lanka covers Sri Lanka and the history of the Indian subcontinent and its surrounding regions of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. Prehistoric Sri Lanka goes back 125,000 years and possibly even as far back a ... References List of heads of state of Sri Lanka at worldstatesmen.org {{Transitional period topics * Ceilao Ceilao Ceilao 1518 establishments in Asia 16th-century establishments in Sri Lanka 1551 disestab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monarchs Of Sri Lanka
The monarchs of Sri Lanka, also referred to as the Sinhalese monarchy, were the heads of state and rulers of the Sinhala Kingdoms located in present-day Sri Lanka, from 543 BCE (according to chronicles) until its abolition in 1815 CE. The Sinhalese monarchy began with the settlement of North Indian Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan speaking immigrants to the island of Sri Lanka. The Landing of Vijaya (as described in the traditional early chronicles of the island, the Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa) recounts the date of the establishment of the first Sinhalese Kingdom in 543 BCE when Indian prince Prince Vijaya (543–505 BCE) and 700 of his followers arrived in Sri Lanka, establishing the Kingdom of Tambapanni.Mittal (2006) p 405 In Sinhalese mythology, Prince Vijaya and followers are told to be the progenitors of the Sinhalese people. However, according to the story in the Divyavadana, the immigrants were probably not led by a scion of a royal house in India, as told in the romantic lege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Homem Pereira
Pedro Homem Pereira () was the 17th and last Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Pereira was appointed in 1591 under Philip I of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1594. The office of Captain-major was abolished and he was succeeded by Pedro Lopes de Sousa as Governor of Portuguese Ceylon The Portugal, Portuguese arrived in the Kingdom of Kotte in 1505. By 1594 they had appointed a captain-general to control the Portuguese occupied territory called Portuguese Ceylon on the island of modern-day Sri Lanka. In that time, there were nu .... References {{Captain-majors of Ceilão Captain-majors of Ceilão 16th-century Portuguese people 16th-century births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simão De Brito
Simao may refer to: Portuguese name * Simão (footballer, born 1928), Brazilian footballer * Simão Sabrosa (born 1979), Portuguese footballer * Simão Mate Junior (born 1988), Mozambican footballer * Miguel Simão (born 1973), former Portuguese footballer * Ayres Cerqueira Simão (born 1988), Brazilian football player * Simão Jatene (born 1949), Governor of the Brazilian state of Pará * Simão Morgado (born 1979), male Portuguese swimmer * Simão Rodrigues (1510–1579), was a Portuguese Jesuit priest * Simão (Angolan footballer) (born 1976), Angolan football player * Bruno Simão (born 1985), Portuguese football player * David Simão (born 1990), Portuguese professional footballer * Leonardo Simão (born 1953), Mozambican politician * Paulo Simão (born 1976), Portuguese basketball player * Simão (footballer, born 1968), Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Simão (footballer, born 1984), Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Pinda Simão (born 1949), Angolan politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João De Correia De Brito
João de Correia de Brito was the 15th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Brito was appointed in 1583 under Philip I of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1590. He was succeeded by Simão de Brito. Against overwhelming odds at the second siege of Colombo by Rajasinha I of Sitawaka in 1587, Brito successfully defended the last Portuguese garrison and king Dharmapala of Kotte stationed at Colombo fort. The garrison consisted of about 300 Portuguese soldiers and forces loyal to Dharmapala. In 1594 the Portuguese and Kotte forces went on to capture the Kingdom of Sitawaka after the Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom in 1591. in 1656 the Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ... captured Colombo. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brito, Joao de Correia de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip II Of Spain
Philip II (21 May 152713 September 1598), sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent (), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and List of Sicilian monarchs, Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was also ''jure uxoris'' King of England and List of Irish monarchs, Ireland from Wedding of Mary I of England and Philip of Spain, his marriage to Queen Mary I in 1554 until her death in 1558. Further, he was Duke of Milan from 1540. From 1555, he was Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands, Netherlands. The son of Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress, Isabella of Portugal, Philip inherited his father's Spanish Empire in 1556, and succeeded to the Kingdom of Portugal, Portuguese throne in 1580 following a dynastic crisis. The Spanish conquests Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, of the Inca Empire and of the Philippines, named in his honor by Ruy López de Villalobos, were completed during h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry, King Of Portugal
Henry ( ; 31 January 1512 – 31 January 1580), dubbed the Chaste () and the Cardinal-King (), was King of Portugal and an inquisitor and cardinal of the Catholic Church, who ruled Portugal between 1578 and 1580. As a clergyman, he was bound to celibacy, and as such, had no children to succeed him, and thus put an end to the reigning House of Aviz. His death led to the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 and ultimately to the 60-year Iberian Union that saw Portugal share a monarch with Habsburg Spain. The next independent monarch of Portugal would be John IV, who restored the throne after 60 years of Spanish rule. Life Born in Lisbon, Henry was the fifth son of King Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon. Cardinal As the younger brother of King John III of Portugal and a younger son in the Royal Family, Henry was not expected to succeed to the Portuguese throne. Early in his life, Henry took Holy Orders to promote Portuguese interests within the Catholic Church, then do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel De Sousa Coutinho
Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Portugal * Manuel I of Trebizond, Emperor of Trebizond Places *Manuel, Valencia, a municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain *Manuel Junction, railway station near Falkirk, Scotland Other * Manuel (American horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Manuel (Australian horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Manuel and The Music of The Mountains, a musical ensemble * ''Manuel'' (album), music album by Dalida, 1974 See also *Manny (other), a common nickname for those named Manuel *Manoel (other) *Immanuel (other) *Emmanuel (other) *Emanuel (other) *Emmanuelle (other) *Manuela (other) Manuela may refer to: People * Manuela (given name), a Spanish and Portuguese feminine given na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P1170523 Manuel De Sousa Coutinho
P117 may refer to: * , a patrol boat of the Mexican Navy * C19orf70, chromosome 19 open reading frame 70, a protein * Papyrus 117 Papyrus 117 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by siglum 𝔓117, is a copy of a small part of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians. The surviving texts of 2 Corinthians are ver ..., a biblical manuscript * P117, a state regional road in Latvia {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando De Albuquerque
Fernando de Albuquerque ( – 1623) was a Portuguese colonial administrator. He was captain-major of Malacca, 13th captain-major of Ceylon and captain of Daman and Goa, before being appointed 41st Governor of India In India, a governor is the constitutional head of a states and union territories of India, state in India that has similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the President of India at the central level. A governor acts as t ... in 1619. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Albuquerque, Fernando de 16th-century Portuguese people 1623 deaths Captain-majors of Ceilão Governors-general of Portuguese India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
