Duarte de Eça

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Duarte de Eça
3rd Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon
In office
1552–1553
MonarchJohn III of Portugal
Preceded byDiogo de Melo Coutinho
Succeeded byFernão Carvalho
Personal details
Born1480

Duarte de Eça (born 1480) was the 3rd Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Eça was appointed in 1552 under John III of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1553. He was succeeded by Fernão Carvalho.[1]

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Vila-Santa, Nuno, "A trajectória de D. Duarte de Eça: de capitão deposto a capitão de Goa", Actas do Congresso Internacional Pequena Nobreza nos Impérios Ibéricos do Antigo Regime, IICT, 2012. [1]

  1. ^ Cahoon, Ben. "Captains-major". Sri Lanka. Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
Government offices
Preceded by Captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon
1552-1553
Succeeded by