Manuel Mascarenhas Homem | |
Order: | 4th |
Office: | Governor of Portuguese Ceylon |
Term Start: | 1614 |
Term End: | 1616 |
Predecessor: | Francisco de Meneses |
Successor: | Nuno Álvares Pereira |
Manuel Mascarenhas Homem was a colonial governor. He was appointed in under Philip II of Portugal, Governor of Pernambuco between 1596 and 1605. In 1614, he was the Governor of Portuguese Ceylon, serving until 1616 and being succeeded by Nuno Álvares Pereira. [1]