Complex sentence: When Güiraldes was one year old, his family traveled for several years to Europe where they lived four years in Paris near the Rue Saint-Claude; at the age of six, he spoke not only Spanish but French and German.
Split into simpler sentences: When Güiraldes was one year old, he travelled with his family to Europe, living for four years in Paris near the Rue Saint-Claude. By the age of six, he spoke not only Spanish but French and German.