João da Silveira
João da Silveira | |
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Coat of Arms of the Silveira family | |
| 1st Captain of Portuguese Ceylon | |
| In office 1518–1518 | |
| Monarch | Manuel I of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Lopo de Brito |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts |
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João da Silveira (also known as João da Silva) was the first Captain of Portuguese Ceylon. Silveira was appointed in 1518 under Manuel I of Portugal. He was succeeded by Lopo de Brito.
(João da Silveira should not be confused with his cousin, contemporary and namesake, Ambassador João da Silveira, who coincided with him in a period of military service in Portuguese India, and later made a career as envoy of the King of Portugal to France).