Mexico will rename the Gulf of Mexico for U.S. map users and the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”, which will bring Google to court, the president said on Monday, February 17.
Sheinbaum said her administration has sent another letter to the U.S. tech giants that believes President Donald Trump’s executive order on changing the name only applies to parts of the continental shelf that belongs to the U.S. The letter clearly states: “Under no circumstances will Mexico accept the renaming of any geographical area including its national territory and within its jurisdiction.”
“We will wait for Google’s response and if not, we will do it in court.” The warning comes after the statement made by Sheinbaum on Friday, February 14, Mexico is considering legal lawsuits against Google , he said: “We will file a civil lawsuit if necessary.”
Trump signed an executive order shortly after taking office on January 20 that renamed the Gulf of Mexico. In response, Sheinbaum sarcastically suggested renaming the United States to “Mexico America”, referring to historical maps before 1848, when the United States occupied one-third. Mexican territory.
Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, clarified that map users in Mexico will continue to see the name “Gulf of Mexico” and users in a third country will see the name. Apple also changed its name to “America Bay” to make its mapped app users compliant with Trump’s directives.
