Complex sentence: In 1609, seven Franciscan missionaries, led by Fray Blas Palomino, founded the settlement of Baler, which was later converted into a "pueblo" (town) by the Augustinians and the Recollects in 1658.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1609, seven Franciscan missionaries, led by Fray Blas Palomino, founded the settlement of Baler. This was later converted into a pueblo (town) by the Augustinians and the Recollects in 1658.