Complex sentence: In 1635 a stray Frenchman claimed Saba for Louis XIII of France and in the latter 1630's, the Dutch Governor of the neighboring island of St. Eustatius sent several Dutch families over to colonize the island for the Dutch West India Company.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1635 a stray Frenchman claimed Saba for Louis XIII of France. In the latter 1630's, the Dutch Governor of the neighboring island of St. Eustatius sent several Dutch families over to colonize the island for the Dutch West India Company.