hiː sᵻkjˈʊɹd ðə nˈæʃənəl dˈɛt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn wɪð ɐ kənsˈɔːɹɾiəm ʌv fˈɔːɹən bˈæŋks, ænd æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvðə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən, mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ wʌz ˌɔn stɹˈɔŋ faɪnˈænʃəl bˈeɪsɪs.
He secured the national debt in 1899 with a consortium of foreign banks, and at the time of the outbreak of the Revolution, Mexico was on strong financial basis.