Complex sentence: Miguel Otero was the former Governor of the state of New Mexico whose family had been merchants between St. Louis and Santa Fe, ranchers and cattle traders and were business associates of Judge Hiram Bond during his time ranching at Villa Park Ranch in Denver.
Split into simpler sentences: Miguel Otero was the former Governor of the state of New Mexico whose family had been merchants between St. Louis and Santa Fe, ranchers and cattle traders. They were business associates of Judge Hiram Bond during his time ranching at Villa Park Ranch in Denver.