 They were arrested and executed, without a trial, at police headquarters in San Juan.In 1936, Corretjer met and became friends with the nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos.He was named Secretary General of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
On April 3, 1936, a Federal Grand Jury submitted accusations against Pedro Albizu Campos, Juan Antonio Corretjer, Luis F. Velázquez, Clemente Soto Vélez and the following members of the Cadets of the Republic