Dominicus Corea (Sinhalese family name Edirille Bandara) also known as Domingos Corea was the son of Jeronimo Corea. He was born in Colombo in 1560; the Portugese had colonised Ceylon at the time and his parents converted to Catholicism. Sinhala (or Sinhalese) is the language spoken by the Sinhalese, the majority of the people living in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). ... Towers of downtown Colombo Colombo (derived from Sinhalese name Kola-amba-thota which means mango harbour, altered by the Portuguese to honour Christopher Columbus), population 737,396 (Colombo metropolitan area: 2,234,289) (2001), is the largest city and commercial center of Sri Lanka. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ...
De Queyroz, the great Portugese historian said of Dominicus Corea ' he was able to read and write like a well bred man. ' Trained from boyhood warlike pursuits, he was skilled in arms, and was dreaded as being one of the most expert swordsmen of his day.
Dominicus Corea was crowned King of Kotte; he was given the kingdoms of Kotte and Sitawaka by King Vimala Dharma of Ceylon. Sri Jayewardenepura, also known as Kotte, is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka. ...
Corea rebelled against the Portuguese and inflicted massive defeats. He was captured by the Portuguese and executed on July 14th 1596 at the age of 31 in Colombo. ' Such was the sad end of Domingos Corea, Edirimana Suriya Bandara, the greatest Sinhalese of his day,' said Sri Lankan historian John M.Seneviratna. Events February 5 - 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan. ... The Sinhalese are the native inhabitants of Sri Lanka. ...
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Source: Great Sinhalese Men and Women of History - Edirille Bandara (Domingos Corea) By John M.Senviratna, 1938
Source: Vernon Corea The Golden Voice of Radio Ceylon website
Ernest Corea has served with the United Nations in Africa -he was the Economic Reports Officer of the UN Operation in the Congo and, later, Director for Collaborative (North-South) Research at the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa.
Jimmy Corea was a Proctor of the Supreme Court and his wife Agnes was the sister of the redoubtable freedom fighters, C.E. Corea and Victor Corea.
C.E. Corea fought relentlessly for Swaraj and the British bureaucracy wilted under his elegant verbal thrusts and it was remarked that 'what Chilaw said today, Colombo thought on the morrow', chiefly owing to the influence of C.E. Corea.
DominicusCorea (Sinhalese family name Edirille Bandara) also known as Domingos Corea was the son of Jeronimo Corea.
De Queyroz, the great Portuguese historian said of DominicusCorea ' he was able to read and write like a well bred man. ' Trained from boyhood warlike pursuits, he was skilled in arms, and was dreaded as being one of the most expert swordsmen of his day.
DominicusCorea was crowned King of Kotte; he was given the kingdoms of Kotte and Sitawaka by King Vimala Dharma of Ceylon.
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