Mexican president protests over Google Maps changing 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' and suggests changing 'America' to 'Mexican America'

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rename the 'Gulf of Mexico' to the 'Gulf of the United States.' Google Maps is also planning to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of the United States.' Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has sent a letter of protest to Google.

Mexico president to Google: Wrong to accept Trump's Gulf of Mexico name change | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-president-presents-letter-google-about-gulf-mexico-name-change-2025-01-30/

'Gulf of America': Mexico lodging complaint over Google Maps change | Politics | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/29/gulf-of-america-mexico-lodging-complaint-over-google-maps-change

On January 20, 2025, shortly after taking office, President Trump signed an executive order to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of the United States. On January 28, 2025, Google announced that it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of the United States when the U.S. Government Geographical Name Information System (GNIS) is updated. After the change, the name will be displayed as 'Gulf of the United States' on Google Maps in the United States and 'Gulf of Mexico' on Google Maps in Mexico, and both names will be displayed in other countries.

'Gulf of Mexico' to become 'Gulf of America' on Google Maps - GIGAZINE

In response to the name change, President Sheinbaum revealed that he had sent a letter of protest to Google, arguing that the United States cannot legally change the name of the Gulf of Mexico, citing the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea , which stipulates that 'the extent of a country's sovereignty extends up to 12 nautical miles (about 22 km) from the baseline of its territorial waters.'

President Sheinbaum also made a counterproposal to President Trump on January 8, 2025, saying, 'Why not rename the entire North American continent, including the United States, to Mexican America?' However, in protest against Google this time, he said, 'When you search for 'Mexican America' in a search engine, please make sure that the map we presented is displayed. You can see how President Sheinbaum proposes renaming the country to Mexican America while showing a 17th century world map at the following link.

Subtitle: Mexican President hits back at Trump: 'Make the U.S. Mexican America' - 1 photo International News: AFPBB News
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By the way, Google has classified the United States as a 'sensitive country' following the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. In addition to the United States, other 'sensitive countries' defined by Google include China, Russia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq.

Google designates the US as a 'sensitive country' along with China and Russia, due to President Trump's renaming of the 'Gulf of Mexico' to the 'Gulf of America' - GIGAZINE