Complex sentence: There were many people who had risen to defend the Republic, attacked the French garrisons in the old Camino Real, now called the National Road, the attacks occur in the communities of El Rayo, Castillo and other Coachití.
Split into simpler sentences: There were many people who rose to defend the Republic and attacked the French garrisons in the old Camino Real, now called the National Road. The attacks occured in the communities of El Rayo, Castillo and other Coachití.