Complex sentence: He was appointed governor by royal provision, September 6,1708; arrives at Manila, August 9,1717; severe in judgments; restablished garrison at Zamboanga (in 1718).
Split into simpler sentences: He was appointed governor by royal provision, September 6,1708, and arrived at Manila on August 9,1717. He restablished the garrison at Zamboanga (in 1718).