Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo opened a Wednesday news conference in Mexico City with a 17th Century map of North and South America as a backdrop. "Obviously the Gulf of Mexico is recognized by the ...

Why does the gulf bear Mexico's name? It's actually not a reference to the modern state of Mexico, but rather to a Native American city bearing the same moniker, and it has borne that name for ...

A woman in Washington, D.C., may call it one thing. A guy living off a main square in Mexico City might call it another. But a tug of war over referring to the immense body of water off the coast ...

MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that her government wouldn't rule out filing a civil lawsuit against Google if it maintains its stance of calling the stretch of ...

Retropolis The Gulf of Mexico’s long history of colonization and varying names. Long before Trump expressed interest in a name change, conquerors have battled to claim the wealth of its rich waters.

Following President Trump’s order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, at least in the United States, Mexicans and Cubans expressed annoyance, defiance, confusion and even amusement.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that her government wouldn’t rule out filing a civil lawsuit against Google if it maintains its stance of calling the ...

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico on Friday morning said her government had sued Google over the company’s decision to label the Gulf of Mexico as “Gulf of America” — a spat going back ...

The Gulf of Mexico has carried that name for more than 400 years. The Associated Press refers to it by its original name while acknowledging the new name Trump has chosen.

Google Maps shows the Gulf of Mexico renamed the Gulf of America after President Donald Trump’s executive order on Feb. 11, 2025. AP. The body of water has shared borders between the United ...

It's actually not a reference to the modern state of Mexico, but rather to a Native American city bearing the same moniker, and it has borne that name for more than 400 years.