Pedro Homem Pereira | |
Office: | 17th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon |
Term Start: | 1591 |
Term End: | 1594 |
Predecessor: | Simão de Brito |
Successor: | Office abolished Pedro Lopes de Sousa (as Governor of Portuguese Ceylon) |
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.[1]