Puran Appu
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Hennadige Francisco Fernando alias Puran Appu is one of the most colourful personalities in Sri Lanka's history. He was born on November 1812 in the coastal town of Moratuwa. He left Moratuwa at the age of 13 and stayed in Ratnapura with his uncle, who was the first Sinhalese proctor, and moved to the Uva province. In early 1847, he met and married Bandaramenike, the daughter of Gunnepana Arachchi in Kandy. He surrendered to the British after the fail of Matale Rebellion along with Gongalegoda Banda and Ven.Kudapola. He was killed by the firing squad.
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