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.
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.