Complex sentence: He was born in Malaga, Spain, the son of a well-known Basque family, he served in the Italian war of 1735 and came to Havana in 1740 where he was lieutenant governor of Puerto Principe, Cuba and later of Santiago de Cuba.
Split into simpler sentences: He was born in Malaga, Spain, the son of a well-known Basque family. He served in the Italian war of 1735 and went to Havana in 1740, where he was lieutenant governor of Puerto Principe, Cuba and later of Santiago de Cuba.