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, Sandoval was a justice of the peace at the close of the colonial period in his native

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, but he also worked in transporting goods on

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and the Río San Juan. Resentful of the privileges of Spanish officials and wealthier creoles, Sandoval supported independence from Spain and then opposed Nicaraguan incorporation into Iturbide's

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. In 1825 he became political chief of Granada and later served in other government positions while rising in military rank. A fervent unionist, he also served Francisco Morazán's

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. He was supreme director of Nicaragua during the violent struggles among the

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, ,

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, and . He was president of the Nicaraguan Congress from 1845 to 1846, and from 1853 to 1854. Although a liberal, Sandoval remained loyal to the elected governments, and under the

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, he directed Granada's defense against the siege begun in May 1854 by Máximo Jérez, during the beginning stages of the

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. Brigadier General Sandoval died in this defense and was buried in Granada.

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