Marcelino Crisólogo

{{Short description|Filipino politician, poet, writer and playwright}}

{{Philippine name|Pecson|Crisólogo}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Marcelino "Mena" Crisólogo

| image = Mena Crisologo, Governor of Ilocos Sur (Portrait, 1905).jpg

| alt =

| caption = Portrait as governor, published {{circa|1905}}, by the United States Bureau of the Census

| order = 1st

| office = Governor of Ilocos Sur

| term_start = 1901

| term_end = 1906

| predecessor = Position established

| successor = Felix Angco

| office1 = Member of the Malolos Congress from Ilocos Sur

| term_start1 = September 15, 1898

| term_end1 = March 23, 1901

| alongside1 = Mariano Fos, Ignacio Villamor, and Francisco Tongson

| birth_name = Marcelino Crisólogo y Pecson

| birth_date = {{birth-date|November 11, 1844}}

| birth_place = Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1927|07|05|1844|11|11}}

| death_place =

| nationality = Filipino

| other_names =

| occupation = politician, playwright, writer and poet

}}

Marcelino Pecson Crisólogo (born Marcelino Crisólogo y Pecson; 11 November 1844 – 5 July 1927), also known as Mena Crisólogo, was a Filipino politician, poet, writer and playwright. He was known for being one of the representatives for Ilocos Sur in the Malolos Congress and being of one of the signatories of the Malolos Constitution.{{cite web |url=http://www.msc.edu.ph/centennial/hero/car/page2.html |title=Northern Luzon and CAR: Mena Crisologo - Unsung Heroes of the Philippines Revolution |website=MSC Institute of Technology |publisher=MSC Communications Technologies, Inc. |accessdate=21 March 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.lawphil.net/consti/consmalo.html |title=1899 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (Malolos Convention) |website=The LAWPHIL project |publisher=Arellano Law Foundation |accessdate=21 March 2014}} Born in Vigan, he became the first governor of Ilocos Sur{{cite web |url=http://www.ilocossur.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81&Itemid=247 |title=Heart of Ilocandia |website=Official Website of the Province of Ilocos Sur |publisher=Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur |accessdate=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322001724/http://www.ilocossur.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81&Itemid=247 |archive-date=22 March 2014 |url-status=dead }} and he popularized Ilocano art and literature. As a dramatist, he wrote a zarzuela entitled Codigo Municipal. One of his works, Mining wenno Ayat ti Kararwa is comparable to Noli me tangere, a novel by Philippine patriot José Rizal. He translated Don Quixote into the Ilocano language as Don Calixtofaro de la Kota Caballero de la Luna.{{cite web |url=http://www.vigan.ph/calle_crisologo.html |title=Calle Crisologo - Mena Crisolog Street |website=Vigan City Philippines - Unesco World Heritage Site|publisher=Vigan.PH|accessdate=21 March 2014}}

In 1904, Crisólogo also took part in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, Missouri, United States as one of delegation of governors.{{cite web |url=

https://archive.org/stream/reportofphilippi00philrich/reportofphilippi00philrich_djvu.txt |title=Full text of Report of the Philippine Exposition Board to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and official list of awards granted by the Philippine International Jury at the Philippine Government Exposition World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo |website=archive.org |publisher=Philippine Exposition Board|accessdate=21 March 2014}} He continued writing comedies and zarzuelas and promoting Ilocano art and literature after the end of his term as governor.{{cite web |url=http://www.lnbvigan.com/pb/wp_20e6d22e.html?0.5 |title=Famous Men and Women of Amianance, Vigan City |website=Liga ng mga Barangay (League of Barangays) - Vigan City Chapter |publisher=Vigan City League of Baragays |accessdate=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322013920/http://www.lnbvigan.com/pb/wp_20e6d22e.html?0.5 |archive-date=22 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}

Being one of the most respected Ilocanos, one of the streets of Vigan City was named after him. The heart of Vigan City, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the half-kilometer Calle Crisologo or Mena Crisologo Street.{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/documents/120022 |title=World Heritage Centre Documents |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|publisher=UNESCO|accessdate=21 March 2014}} He was married to Felipa Florentino and the mother of Philippine women's literature, Leona Florentino, was his sister-in-law.[http://www.filippiinit-seura.fi/firefly.html The History of Filipino Women's Writings], an article from Firefly - Filipino Short Stories (Tulikärpänen - filippiiniläisiä novelleja), 2001 / 2007.