Mexico Asks Google Maps Not to Rename Gulf of Mexico

Mexico Asks Google Maps Not to Rename Gulf of Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote a letter to Google, urging the company to reconsider renaming the Gulf of Mexico.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the body of water as the Gulf of America.

The Gulf of Mexico borders the US, Cuba, and Mexico, and has held its name for hundreds of years.

Google Maps will display the new name only for users in the US, while the rest of the world will see the original name.

Mexico argues that the US cannot legally rename the Gulf because international law limits national sovereignty to 12 nautical miles offshore.

Sheinbaum stated that the name change could only apply within 12 nautical miles of the US coastline.

On Monday, Google said it updates place names when official government sources change them.

Google also announced it would rename Mount Denali as Mount McKinley in the US under another order from Trump.

Google Maps displays official local names when place names differ between countries.

Sheinbaum criticized Google, arguing that the company should not follow one country’s mandate for an international sea.

She humorously suggested Mexico could ask Google to rename some locations in response to Trump’s decision.

“We will also request Google to label part of North America as Mexican America,” she joked.

She previously joked about renaming North America as “América Mexicana” within Mexico.

Sheinbaum noted that the world still recognizes the Gulf as the Gulf of Mexico despite Trump’s order.

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