Complex sentence: Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera (1828--1879), Spanish writer and politician, was born at Guadalcanal, Seville on 1 May 1828, and at a very early age began writing for the theatre of his native town.
Split into simpler sentences: Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera (1828--1879), Spanish writer and politician. He was born at Guadalcanal, Seville on 1 May 1828, and at a very early age began writing for the theatre of his native town.