Complex sentence: In 1788/89, Minas Gerais was the setting of the most important conspiracy against colonial authorities, the so-called "Inconfidência Mineira", inspired by the ideals of the French liberal philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment and the successful American Revolution of 1776.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1788/89, Minas Gerais was the setting of the most important conspiracy against colonial authorities, the so-called "Inconfidência Mineira". The Inconfidência was inspired by the ideals of the French liberal philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment and the successful American Revolution of 1776.