Complex sentence: The straw that broke his back as Governor was created in 1878 when he issued a proclamation declaring that he had no paper to issue a proclamation on, which was obviously false, as he was able to issue that proclamation.
Split into simpler sentences: The straw that broke his back as Governor was created in 1878 when he issued a proclamation declaring that he had no paper to issue a proclamation on. Which was obviously false, as he was able to issue that proclamation.