Background
Carrillo was born in Santa Barbara, son of Pedro Carlos Antonio Carrillo (1818–1888) and Maria Josefa Bandini (1823–1896). His mother was one of three Bandini sisters. Maria Josefa, Ysidora, and Arcadia.
Carrillo was born in Santa Barbara, son of Pedro Carlos Antonio Carrillo (1818–1888) and Maria Josefa Bandini (1823–1896). His mother was one of three Bandini sisters. Maria Josefa, Ysidora, and Arcadia.
In 1864 Carrillo came to Los Angeles and worked for the grocery firm of Samuel B. Caswell, John T. Ellis, and John H. Wright. Carrillo was Los Angeles City Marshal from 1875 to 1876. In 1881 Carrillo moved to Santa Monica.
In 1884 Arcadia Baker deeded the site of Woodlawn cemetery to him and he in turn, without compensation, deeded the same to the city.
In 1888 he was elected as Santa Monica City trustee and served till 1898 - longer than any other trustee. From 1890 to 1897, he was president of the board and thus acting mayor of the city.
After his retirement from the council he served two years as superintendent of streets, from 1904 to 1906, and a police judge in Santa Monica from 1905 to 1915. Carrillo married Francisca Roland (1849–1897) in 1869, and together had eleven children.
He is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica.