Complex sentence: At San Juan Bautista, Coahuila, Commander Diego Ramón placed St. Denis under house arrest and confiscated his goods while awaiting instructions from Mexico City, on what to do with the foreigner charged with violating Spanish trade restrictions.
Split into simpler sentences: At San Juan Bautista, Coahuila, Commander Diego Ramón placed St. Denis under house arrest. He confiscated his goods while awaiting instructions from Mexico City, on what to do with the foreigner charged with violating Spanish trade restrictions.