To satisfy any competing domestic forces, such as mestizos and Indigenous leaders, Díaz gave them political positions or made them intermediates for foreign interests. He acted similarly to rural elites by not interfering with their wealth and haciendas. The urban middle classes in Mexico City were often in opposition to the government, but with the country's economic prosperity and the expansion of the government, they had job opportunities in federal employment.
To satisfy any competing domestic forces such as mestizos and Indigenous leaders Díaz gave them political positions or made them intermediates for foreign interests He acted similarly to rural elites by not interfering with their wealth and haciendas The urban middle classes in Mexico City were often in opposition to the government but with the country's economic prosperity and the expansion of the government they had job opportunities in federal employment