Francisco Carreón Francisco Carreón y Marcos ( October 5 , 1868 – ? ) was a Filipino general in the Philippine Revolution against Spain and in the Philippine - American War . As the vice president of Macario Sakay ' s Tagalog Republic " ( Tagalog : Republika ng Katagalugan ) " , he continued resistance against the United States up until the dissolution of the republic in 1906 . He was captured on July 14 , 1906 and was imprisoned in the old Bilibid Prison ; he was later released in 1930 through a pardon . Biography . 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 " . Carreón was aware of a plot to free José Rizal using a disguised Emilio Jacinto . 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 Philippine - American War . After Emilio Aguinaldo surrendered to the United States , Carreón along with Macario Sakay and Lope K . Santos , among others , formed the Nacionalista Party ( unrelated to the current Nacionalista Party since it was outlawed ) . Sakay then took to the hills and established the Tagalog Republic , with Carreón serving as both Sakay ' s vice president and executive secretary . The group would continue the resistance against the Americans . 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 .