 As he faced a long ride in a freezing weather, the dark clouds cleared away and the sun shone so intensely that the frost melted away.Such weather was rare for early November, so was credited to God's intervention.The phenomenon of a sunny break to the chilly weather on Saint Martin's Day (11 November) is called "Verão de São Martinho" (Saint Martin's Summer, "veranillo de san Martín" in Spanish) in honor of the cloak legend.