Complex sentence: The Spanish governor of Paraguay, Bernardo de Velasco y Huidobro, had asked for Portuguese troops, and the same request had been made by the small town of Mandisoví (present-day Federación) in the region of Entre Ríos.
Split into simpler sentences: The Spanish governor of Paraguay, Bernardo de Velasco y Huidobro, had asked for Portuguese troops. The same request had been made by the small town of Mandisoví (present-day Federación) in the region of Entre Ríos.