Mexico sues Google for changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of the United States to get map users of US tech giants
Mexico is prosecuting Mexico for changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on a request to President Donald Trump.
Just hours after he took office in January, Trump directed the U.S. board of directors to make a geographical name change and renamed Denali, the Alaska peak, the highest mountain in North America, to Mount McKinley.
The name is still Mexico’s Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps in Mexico, but outside of both countries, users will see both names together with the U.S. Gulf in brackets.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum did not disclose when the lawsuit was filed, but said it was “put”.
The demand for this change is one of Trump’s many executive orders because he believes the basin is “our” and the United States has done “most of the work.”
The president also declared February 8 as the Gulf of the United States, and on his way to the Super Bowl, the Air Force flew over the Gulf.
In response, Google said it would follow the U.S. government to rename the Gulf between the U.S., Mexico and Cuba.
Ms. Sheinbaum had previously warned Google that she was considering legal action unless they re-decide.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum (pictured) did not disclose when filing the lawsuit, but said “the lawsuit has been filed”
The demand for this change is one of Trump’s many executive orders because he believes the basin is “our” and the United States has done “most of the work there”
The name is still Mexico’s Gulf of Mexico
“For us, it’s still the Gulf of Mexico, and in the whole world, it’s still the Gulf of Mexico,” she said.
In the same month, Ms. Sheinbaum joked that North America, including the United States, should be renamed “Mexico America,” a historical name used on early maps of the region.
U.S. lawmakers voted Thursday for the name change, which led the U.S. president to sign an executive order now with federal law.
Mexico believes that Trump’s executive order only applies to part of the continental shelf that belongs to the United States.
“What we want is to comply with the U.S. government’s laws,” Ms. Sheinbaum said, adding: “The U.S. government only calls a portion of the mainland American shelves the U.S. Bay, not the entire bay because it will not have the authority to name the entire bay.” ”
After making the changes, a Google spokesperson said: “We have a long-term practice when we update the name in official government sources.
“When official names differ between them, map users will see their official local name. The rest of the world sees two names. This applies here too.
Ms. Sheinbaum joked that North America, including the United States, was renamed “Mexico America,” a historical name used on early maps of the region.
The Trump administration’s Interior Department says it has officially changed the name of Denali, the Alaska peak, the highest mountain in North America
Mexico, like the United States, has a long coastline circling over waters, which means that the Gulf of Mexico name is recognized internationally and has been used as a reference for maritime navigation for centuries. (As shown in the picture: Blue waters of the bay)
This is not the only instance of Google showing two names for controversial locations.
The sea between Japan and South Korea is shown as the Sea of Japan – Tokyo’s preferred name – but South Korea’s preferred East China Sea, in brackets.
Similarly, the Falkland Islands appear in brackets Islas Malvinas.
But unless the new title gains widespread use of English, the UK will continue to refer to the disputed waters as the Gulf of Mexico.
