Complex sentence: Captain Baltasar Fernandes (also spelled Baltazar or Balthazar) (c.1580-~ 1667) was a Portuguese colonist of Brazil who led the expeditions called Bandeirantes into the interior and was the founder and one of the first settlers of Sorocaba in the year 1654.
Split into simpler sentences: Captain Baltasar Fernandes (also spelled Baltazar or Balthazar) (c.1580-~ 1667) was a Portuguese colonist of Brazil who led the expeditions called Bandeirantes into the interior. He was the founder and one of the first settlers of Sorocaba in the year 1654.