Abstract
When Spain was on the verge of losing its last colonies, the Dominicans were still carrying out very actively their missionary work in Central and Northern Luzon and trying to preach the Gospel to isolated ethnic groups reluctant to be resettled down in newly formed Christian villages. This paper presents two relatively unknown travel reports written by Father Buenaventura Campa (1852-1916), describing his journeys on foot to territories inhabitated by the Ilongot and Mayoyao people. It then analyzes the missionary strategies performed to convince the natives and the “civilizatory” narrative of the religious orders as well as screens the several strategies carried out by the natives in order to better avoid Spanish intrusion in their lands.
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