Complex sentence: The settlement was part of the dominion of João Gonçalves Zarco, who granted its use for cultivation, around 1462 to João Ferreira and his wife Branca Dias; these settlers later donated their lands to their grandchild Branca Teixeira, on 22 August 1474.
Split into simpler sentences: The settlement was part of the dominion of João Gonçalves Zarco, who granted its use for cultivation around 1462 to João Ferreira and his wife Branca Dias. These settlers later donated their lands to their grandchild Branca Teixeira, on 22 August 1474.