Marcelino Crisólogo
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. One of his works, Mining wenno Ayat ti Kararwa is comparable to Noli me tangere, a novel by Philippine patriot José Rizal.
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- Name
- Marcelino "Mena" Crisólogo
- Birth Name
- Marcelino Crisólogo y Pecson
- Born
- November 11, 1844
- Birthplace
- Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines
- Died
- 5 July 1927
- Occupation
- politician, playwright, writer and poet
- Nationality
- Philippines
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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. One of his works, Mining wenno Ayat ti Kararwa is comparable to Noli me tangere, a novel by Philippine patriot José Rizal.
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He translated Don Quixote into the Ilocano language as Don Calixtofaro de la Kota Caballero de la Luna. In 1904, Crisólogo also took part in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, Missouri, United States as one of delegation of governors. He continued writing comedies and zarzuelas and promoting Ilocano art and literature after the end of his term as governor. 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. He was married to Felipa Florentino and the mother of Philippine women's literature, Leona Florentino, was his sister-in-law.

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• Name — Marcelino "Mena" Crisólogo • 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 • Born — November 11, 1844 • Birthplace — Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines • Died — 5 July 1927 • Occupation — politician, playwright, writer and poet
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- 1.MSC Communications Technologies, Inc. Northern Luzon and CAR: Mena Crisologo - Unsung Heroes of the Philippines Revolution. MSC Institute of Technology.
- 2.Arellano Law Foundation. 1899 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (Malolos Convention). The LAWPHIL project.
- 3.Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur. Heart of Ilocandia. Official Website of the Province of Ilocos Sur.
- 4.Vigan.PH. Calle Crisologo - Mena Crisolog Street. Vigan City Philippines - Unesco World Heritage Site.
- 5.Philippine Exposition Board. 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. archive.org.
- 6.Vigan City League of Baragays. Famous Men and Women of Amianance, Vigan City. Liga ng mga Barangay (League of Barangays) - Vigan City Chapter.
- 7.UNESCO. World Heritage Centre Documents. UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
- 8.The History of Filipino Women's Writings , an article from Firefly - Filipino Short Stories (Tulikärpänen - filippiiniläisiä novelleja), 2001 / 2007.
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