Complex sentence: When Spanish explorers came to the central portion of the province in the late 18th century, they inquired to the children playing at the lower part of the Sawaga, the soldiers asked in Spanish what is the name of the place.
Split into simpler sentences: When Spanish explorers came to the central portion of the province in the late 18th century, they met children playing at the lower part of the Sawaga. The soldiers asked in Spanish what is the name of the place.