Pudtol

Pudtol lies in the river country of Apayao, west of the Cagayan valley in northern Luzon. Its mountain and river communities were home to the Isneg, among whom Spanish missionaries attempted to establish missions. Before 1677 Father Pedro Jimenez had built stone churches at Pudtol and Capinatan. He returned in 1685 to restore peace between villages after violence involving a Spanish guard post, and renewed the mission along the river.