Complex sentence: Diego Dionisio de Peñalosa Briceño y Berdugo (1621--1687) was the Lima-born governor of Spanish New Mexico in 1661--1664, following all his appointments to replace Bernardo López de Mendizábal in 1660.
Split into simpler sentences: Diego Dionisio de Peñalosa Briceño y Berdugo (1621--1687) was the Lima-born governor of Spanish New Mexico in 1661--1664. Following all his appointments to replace Bernardo López de Mendizábal in 1660.