monarch predecessor successor office term_start article_title term_end name
sebastian of portugal pedro de ataíde inferno fernando de monroy 9th captain-major of portuguese ceylon 1565 diogo de melo
 1568 diogo de melo
diogo de melo

diogo de melo was the 9th captain-major of portuguese ceylon .
melo was appointed in 1565 under sebastian of portugal , he was captain-major until 1568 .
he was succeeded by fernando de monroy .
