Complex sentence: For example, Vasco da Gama named the South African region of Natal after his landing there on Christmas Day 1497, and the village that became Natal, Brazil, was founded on Christmas Day 1599.
Split into simpler sentences: For example, Vasco da Gama named the South African region of Natal after his landing there on Christmas Day. The village that became Natal, Brazil, was founded on Christmas Day 1599.