Baltasar Guedes de Sousa
Baltasar Guedes de Sousa | |
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Coat of arms of the Vaz Guedes family, Lords of Murça in Portugal | |
| 7th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon | |
| In office 1560–1564 | |
| Monarch | Sebastian of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Jorge de Meneses Baroche |
| Succeeded by | Pedro de Ataíde Inferno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Baltazar Vaz Guedes 1512 Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 1564 (?) Portuguese India |
| Citizenship | Portugal |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts |
Baltasar Guedes de Sousa, born Baltasar Vaz Guedes, was the 7th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Guedes de Sousa was appointed in 1560 under Sebastian of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1564. He was succeeded by Pedro de Ataíde Inferno.