Díaz created a formidable political machine, first working with regional strongmen and bringing them into his regime, then replacing them with jefes políticos  who were loyal to him. He skillfully managed political conflict and reined in tendencies toward autonomy. He appointed a number of military officers to state governorships, including General Bernardo Reyes, who became governor of the northern state of Nuevo León, but over the years military men were largely replaced by civilians loyal to Díaz. As a military man himself, and one who had intervened directly in politics to seize the presidency in 1876, Díaz was acutely aware that the Federal Army could oppose him. He augmented the rurales, a police force created by Juárez, making them his personal armed force. The rurales were only 2,500 in number, as opposed to the 30,000 in the Federal Army and another 30,000 in the Federal Auxiliaries, Irregulars, and National Guard. Despite their small numbers, the rurales were highly effective in bringing control to the countryside, especially along the 12,000 miles of railway lines. They were a mobile force, often put on trains with their horses to put down rebellions in relatively remote areas of Mexico.

Question: Who had more men, the rurales or the Federal Army?
Answer: Federal Army

Question: How did Diaz create his political machine?
Answer: working with regional strongmen

Question: How many federal forces were there?
Answer: 60000

Question: What advantage did the rurales have?
Answer: were a mobile force

Question: Which forces have the same number of members?
Answer: Federal Army

Question: Who had the fewest number of people?
Answer: rurales

Question: How many total soldiers were in the Federal armed forces?
Answer: 60000

Question: Who were highly effective in bringing control to the countryside
Answer: National Guard

Question: Who were put on trains with their horses to put down rebellions in relatively remote areas of Mexico?
Answer: National Guard

Question: How many things did he do that build his political machine, early on?
Answer: 2

Question: What things did he do that build his political machine, early on?
Answer: working with regional strongmen

Question: Who did the civilians replace?
Answer: military men

Question: Who became his personal armed force?
Answer: rurales

Question: How many more Federal Army men where there than rurales?
Answer: 27500

Question: How many military men were there all together but not counting the rurales?
Answer: 60000

Question: Which branch of the forces were put on trains?
Answer: rurales

Question: Where did the rurales do most of their "policing" ?
Answer: railway lines

Question: Who dealt with most of the rebellions?
Answer: rurales