Afonso Pereira de Lacerda was the fifth captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Lacerda was appointed in 1555 under Sebastian of Portugal. He served as captain-major until 1559. He was succeeded by Jorge de Meneses Baroche.[1]
Afonso Pereira de Lacerda | |
|---|---|
| 5th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon | |
| In office 1555–1559 | |
| Monarchs | John III of Portugal Sebastian of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Fernão Carvalho |
| Succeeded by | Jorge de Meneses Baroche |
References
edit- ^ Cahoon, Ben. "Captains-major". Sri Lanka. Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 14 July 2012.