The Dominicans established Futol in 1604 as their first mission in Apayao. The church was built in 1684 and was designed as a fortress to protect the mission. It was abandoned in 1815 due to the ferocity of Isneg attacks. Related reading on the Pata and Pudtol ruins at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bigberto.blogspot.com/2007/06/bulan.html">bigberto.blogspot.com/2007/06/bulan.html</a>.
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigberto/1722791017/">Flickr: Pudtol Church Ruins (Pudtol, Apayao)</a>