Career
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. Born in Vigan City, he became the first governor of Ilocos Sur and he popularized Ilocano art and literature. As a dramatist, he wrote a zarzuela entitled Codigo Municipal.
He translated Don Quixote into the Ilocano language as Don Calixtofaro de la Kota Caballero de la Luna.
In 1904, Crisologo also took part in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at Saint 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 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site, is the half-kilometer Calle Crisologo or Mena Crisologo Street.