Porfirionism

Under Díaz, the country experienced a long-lasting peace called "Pax Porfiriana" often due to its militarization of the rurales and elimination of political opponents which helped achieve foreign investments into the country, rapid industrialization, militarization, and modernization of social culture adopting the phrase "Order and Progress" to achieve these ideals at all costs.

Díaz replaced several independent regional leaders with men loyal to himself and quelled discontent by coopting political "outs" by making them intermediaries with foreign investors, allowing their enrichment.

To further consolidate state power, Díaz appointed jefes políticos ("political bosses") answerable to the central government, who commanded local forces.

[3] This process is known for the state of Morelos before the Mexican Revolution when Emiliano Zapata emerged as a leader in Anenecuilco to defend village lands and rights.

[7][8] The construction of railways gave the government more effective control of many regions of Mexico that had maintained a level of independence due to their distance from the capital.

The construction of telegraph lines alongside railroad tracks further facilitated the government's control, so that orders from Mexico City were instantly transmitted to officials elsewhere.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador published a book titled "Neoporfirismo: Hoy como ayer" in which he states that Díaz's policies never went away after the Mexican Revolution but adapted and were implemented in the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) following the acquisitions of Neoliberal stances in the 80s.