Mexico City – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum remains stance on Thursday calling ocean growth “American Gulf” between northeastern Mexico and southeastern United States the “Gulf of America,” when her government is civil to Google He said he would not rule out filing a lawsuit.
The region, long named Gulf of Mexico around the world, has gained a geopolitical spotlight in recent weeks after President Donald Trump declared that he would change the name of the Gulf Coast.
Sinbaum said at a press conference Thursday morning that the president's orders are limited to the “continental shelf of the United States” as Mexico still controls much of the Gulf. “We have sovereignty over the continental shelf,” she said.
Sheinbaum said that despite the fact that her government is telling Google “it's wrong,” the company said, “can't call the entire Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America,” but He said he insisted on maintaining the
It was not immediately clear where such cases would be filed.
Last month, Google reported on its previous Twitter X account that it maintains “a long-standing practice of applying name changes when updated with official government sources.”
As of Thursday, the Associated Press analysis shows that user locations and other data rely on how the Gulf Coast appeared on Google Maps. If the user was in the US, the waters appeared as the Gulf of America. If the user is physically in Mexico, it will appear as the Gulf of Mexico. In many other countries around the world, it is thought to be the Gulf of Mexico (the Gulf of America).
Shanebaum repeatedly defended the name Gulf of Mexico, the date used in 1607 and is recognized by the United Nations.
She also said North American territory was previously identified as “Mexican America,” according to the Apatzingan constitution, the precedent of Mexico's first constitution. Sheinbaum uses this example to enjoy playing cards and emphasize the international meaning of changing the name of the Gulf.
In that sense, Sinbaum said Thursday that he would ask Google to pop up on the map when it searches for “Mexico America.”
This is not the first time Mexicans and Americans have opposed the names of major geographical regions, such as the state of Texas, the Chihuahua, Coahuira, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas's border river in Mexico. Mexico calls it Rio Bravo, and to the US it is Rio Grande.
This week, the White House banned Associated Press reporters from several events, including some in the oval office. The AP uses the “Gulf of Mexico,” but it has also allowed Trump to rename it so that it can recognize the names of geographical features around the world.
