[7] After this, he returned to Puerto Rico to practice medicine, settling in Ponce,[8][9] Covering the years 1885-1889, Corchado was the second medical director of Hospital Tricoche (after Rafael Pujals).

[11] He provided medical services to the poor, those in prison, and acted as a forensic physician in courts of law.

[12][13] He researched and studied tuberculosis and published his results in the publications of the time,[14] including "El Vapor".

"[16] A believer in the political autonomy for Puerto Rico from Spain, Corchado was also president of the Puerto Rico Autonomist Party,[17] and one of the signers of the Plan de Ponce with Roman Baldorioty de Castro, Antonio E. Molina, Guillermo Oppenheimer, Pedro Salazar, Luis Gautier, Lazaro Martinez, Marcial Morales, Rafael Pujals, Ramon Marin, Enrique Cabrera and Jose Ramon Abad.

[11] Corchado died in Ponce on 2 April 1898 from complications from a cold when, not wanting to take time off to attend to his own health, he continued providing medical care to the needy.