Pedro Lopes de Sousa | |
|---|---|
 Pedro Lopes de Sousa welcomes the Empress of Ceylon, Dona Catharina | |
| 1st Governor of Portuguese Ceylon | |
| In office 1594–1594 | |
| Monarch | Philip I of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Office created Pedro Homem Pereira (as Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon) |
| Succeeded by | Dom Jerónimo de Azevedo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1540 Bordonhos, Portugal |
| Died | 9 October 1595 (aged 54–55) Danture, present day Sri Lanka |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Portugal |
| Battles/wars | Campaign of Danture |
Pedro Lopes de Sousa (Bordonhos, Portugal, c. 1540 - Danture, present day Sri Lanka, 1594) was the 1st Governor of Portuguese Ceylon. The office of Captain-major was abolished in 1594 and de Sousa was appointed in the same year under Philip I of Portugal.[1] He died that year in the Campaign of Danture.
- ^ Cahoon, Ben. "Governors". Sri Lanka. Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 14 July 2012.