I introduced Sandoval on February 8, 2001. It began as a modification of my earlier Sofachrome design. I narrowed the capital letters, created a lowercase set, applied a pronounced slant, and added a horizontal cut across each letter.
The result was a variation that closely resembled Sofachrome; the lowercase set in particular did not contribute significantly to the design. Sandoval attracted little attention compared to its predecessor.
The typeface was released with a free commercial use desktop license. In August 2020, I placed it in the public domain.