Carreón was born on October 5, 1868, to Espiridion Carreón and Jacinta Marcos in the southern town of
Cotabato on the island of
Mindanao. He studied in Trozo,
Manila, after relocating there later in his life. Later, he worked as a blacksmith then as a
machacante in
Tondo, earning one
peseta a week for each job. After briefly working in
Intramuros, he enlisted in 1886 to become a member of the Spanish
Cuerpo de Caribiñero (
Carabinier Corps). He later married Bibiana Bastida, and they had a child, Dorotea Carreon who had three children: Enrique Rivera, Nestor Souza and Fe Souza (who married 1Lt Edgardo Gener, USAFFE - son of famous Tagalog poet and writer, Atty. Teodoro Gener of Norzagaray, Bulacan).
Philippine Revolution In 1892, Carreón joined the
Katipunan following the footsteps of his cousin,
Emilio Jacinto. His career in the organization began as head of a branch called
Balangay Silanganan (Silanganan Branch) then later moved to another branch called
Balangay Dapitan (Dapitan Branch). Like Jacinto he was eventually elected to the Katipunan Supreme Council headed by founder
Andrés Bonifacio. Despite serving at the time as a councilor in the Katipunan, he also served in the
Spanish colonial civil guards (Spanish: guardia civil). after moving from the
Cuerpo de Caribiñero. He was present at the
Cry of Balintawak, the start of the
Philippine Revolution. During the Philippine Revolution, he took part in the Battle of Zapote Bridge in
Cavite on February 17, 1897. Carreón sided with Andrés Bonifacio after the latter was accused of treason and even testified on his behalf. Despite his actions, Bonifacio was executed and his role in the Revolution was sidelined until the start of the
Filipino–American War. On July 14, 1906, during the establishment of the
Philippine National Assembly, the group, along with Carreón, entered
Manila and was unharmed by the American officials. Later, they were invited to a town fiesta in
Cavite. This turned out to be a trap and the band was tried for banditry and were incarcerated in the old
Bilibid Prison. On August 6, Carreón was sentenced to life in prison while Sakay was hanged on September 13. He was later released in 1930 after being pardoned. Carreón died between 1939 and 1941, during
World War II. There is no information about his later life and maybe he was presumed to have died of
tuberculosis. == References ==