Complex sentence: On the island of Negros, this control was welcomed by the leaders of the Republic of Negros, who not only invited the American Army but one of the island leaders, Don Eusebio Luzuriaga, began requesting the participation of several American Protestant ministers in local affairs.
Split into simpler sentences: On the island of Negros, this control was welcomed by the leaders of the Republic of Negros. They invited the American Army and one of the island leaders, Don Eusebio Luzuriaga, began requesting the participation of several American Protestant ministers in local affairs.