Governorate General of Bahia

Governorate General of Bahia
Governo-Geral da Bahia
1572–1578
1607–1613
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Brazil in 1572
Brazil in 1572
StatusColonial State of the Portuguese Empire
CapitalSão Salvador (Bahia)
Common languagesPortuguese
Religion
Roman Catholicism
GovernmentMonarchy
Monarch 
• 1572–1578
Sebastian I
• 1607–1613
Philip II
Governor General 
• 1572–1578
Luís de Brito e Almeida
• 1607–1613
Lourenço da Veiga
History 
• Established
1572
• Disestablished
1613
CurrencyPortuguese Real
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Governorate General of Brazil
Governorate General of Brazil

The Governorate General of Bahia (Portuguese: Governo-Geral da Bahia) was a colonial administration of the Portuguese Empire.