Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa was founded 1772 on the Central Coast of California on a site located halfway between Santa Barbara and Monterey .
Simplified: Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa was founded by Father Junipero Serra in 1772 . It is located on the Central Coast of California , halfway between Santa Barbara and Monterey .