Complex sentence: In 1500 the city of Nueva Cádiz was founded on the island of Cubagua, Venezuela, followed by the founding of Santa Cruz by Alonso de Ojeda in present-day Guajira peninsula.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1500 the city of Nueva Cádiz was founded on the island of Cubagua, Venezuela. It was followed by the founding of Santa Cruz by Alonso de Ojeda in present-day Guajira peninsula.