Complex sentence: A funeral for Sergeant Miguel Ángel Hernández y Rodríguez, captured and killed by the Machado government in May 1933, taking place on 19 August 1933, had given Batista the opportunity for a passionate oration which brought him attention as a future leader.
Split into simpler sentences: A funeral for Sergeant Miguel Ángel Hernández y Rodríguez, captured and killed by the Machado government in May 1933, took place on 19 August 1933. This gave Batista the opportunity to do a passionate oration which brought him attention as a future leader.