Complex sentence: Hispanic communities, called Creoles as many of them were of mixed Spanish/Indian heritage, survived by paying tribute to local Chiriguano groups and the tactics of the Chiriguanos were superior to the soldiers of the newly-independent state of Bolivia.
Split into simpler sentences: Hispanic communities, called Creoles as many of them were of mixed Spanish/Indian heritage, survived by paying tribute to local Chiriguano groups. The military tactics of the Chiriguanos were superior to the soldiers of the newly-independent state of Bolivia.