Complex sentence: The island of Cuba was inhabited by numerous Amerindian tribes prior to the landing of explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492, who claimed it for the Kingdom of Spain, many Cubans have claimed that when Columbus landed in Cuba he eliminated all Taíno.
Split into simpler sentences: The island of Cuba was inhabited by numerous Amerindian tribes prior to the landing of explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492, who claimed it for the Kingdom of Spain. Many Cubans have claimed that when Columbus landed in Cuba he eliminated all Taíno.