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Diogo de Melo Coutinho
Kingdom of Portuguese
1552 AC - 1552 AC

Diogo de Melo Coutinho was the second and eleventh Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Coutinho was first appointed in 1552 under Sebastian of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1552. His second term lasted from 1570-1572. He was succeeded by Duarte de Eça and António de Noronha respectively.

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