monarch predecessor successor office term_start article_title term_end name
philip i of portugal simão de brito '' sousa -lrb- as governor of portuguese ceylon -rrb- ` office abolished '' ' pedro lopes de 17th captain-major of portuguese ceylon 1591 pedro homem pereira
 1594 pedro homem pereira
pedro homem pereira

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 .
