António de Sousa Coutinho | |
Office: | Governor of Ceylon |
Term Start: | 1655 |
Term End: | 1656 |
Predecessor: | Francisco de Melo e Castro |
Successor: | António de Amaral de Meneses |
Death Date: | 1668 |
António de Sousa Coutinho was a Portuguese colonial administrator, Governor of Ceylon from 1655 to 1656. Sousa Coutinho was appointed in 1655 under King John IV of Portugal, and he was Governor until 1656. He was succeeded by António de Amaral de Meneses.[1]