He came to be known by symbolic names: "O Encoberto" ("The Hidden One") who would return on a foggy morning to save Portugal, or as "O Desejado" ("The Desired One"). These legends were vigorously promoted through the massive circulation of popular rhymes ("trovas") written by António Gonçalves de Bandarra. Even as late as the 19th century, "Sebastianist" peasants in the town of Canudos in the Brazilian sertão believed that the king would return to help them in their rebellion against the "godless" Brazilian republic.