ˈæftɚ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv mˈeɪʃəz ɹɑːmˈɛɹoʊ ɹˈuːbɪˌoʊ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, lˈɪmɐntˌʊɹ wʌz kənsˈɪdɚd ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈiːdɚɹ ʌvðə tˌɛknəkɹˈæɾɪk ɐdvˈaɪzɚz tə pɹˈɛzɪdənt dˈiːɐs nˈoʊn æz ʃəntˈɪfɪkˌoʊz"ðə sˈaɪəntɪsts", hˌuː wɜː hˈaɪli ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd ænd wˈɔntᵻd ɛkspˈændᵻd ˈɪntəlˌɛktʃuːəlˌɪzəm ænd pɹəspˈɛɹᵻɾi ɪn mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ.
After the death of Matías Romero Rubio in 1895, Limantour was considered the political leader of the technocratic advisers to President Díaz known as científicos ("the scientists"), who were highly educated and wanted expanded intellectualism and prosperity in Mexico.