 Meanwhile , Guevara remains a national hero in Cuba , where his image adorns the 3 peso banknote and school children begin each morning by pledging " We will be like Che . " In his homeland of Argentina , where high schools bear his name , numerous Che museums dot the country , which in 2008 unveiled a 12 @-@ foot ( 3 @.@ 7 m ) bronze statue of him in the city of his birth , Rosario . Additionally , Guevara has been sanctified by some Bolivian campesinos as " Saint Ernesto " , who pray to him for assistance . In stark contrast , Guevara remains a hated figure amongst many in the Cuban exile and Cuban @-@ American community of the United States , who view him with animosity as " the butcher of La Cabaña " . Despite this polarized status , a high @-@ contrast monochrome graphic of Che 's face , created in 1968 by Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick , became a universally <unk> and objectified image , found on an endless array of items , including T @-@ shirts , hats , posters , tattoos , and bikinis , ironically contributing to the consumer culture Guevara despised . Yet , he still remains a transcendent figure both in specifically political contexts and as a wide @-@ ranging popular icon of youthful rebellion . 
