Both cars immediately stopped and the drivers came out. At that moment, the general discovered that the other driver was an upper-class housewife named Alejandrina Cox. She wore her hair cut short and that had led him to think she was a man. As he was remonstrating with Mrs. Cox, a crowd started to gather, many of whom sided with the woman. Soon the general was being insulted, and his official car was blocked from moving. A passing taxi driver rescued him from the street after his car was covered with graffiti and his tires were slashed.