Complex sentence: He entered the congregation in 1571, and in 1577, he filed an application to be a member of a missionary expedition to India, and his journey began in March 1578 from Lisbon, Portugal.
Split into simpler sentences: He entered the congregation in 1571, and in 1577 he filed an application to be a member of a missionary expedition to India. His journey began in March 1578 from Lisbon, Portugal.