 The following morning on October 9 , Guevara asked to see the school teacher of the village , a 22 @-@ year @-@ old woman named Julia Cortez . Cortez would later state that she found Guevara to be an " agreeable looking man with a soft and ironic glance " and that during their conversation she found herself " unable to look him in the eye " because his " gaze was unbearable , piercing , and so tranquil " . During their short conversation , Guevara pointed out to Cortez the poor condition of the schoolhouse , stating that it was " anti @-@ pedagogical " to expect campesino students to be educated there , while " government officials drive Mercedes cars " , and declaring " that 's what we are fighting against . " 
