Mexico
Cnn
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Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum sent a letter to Google by contesting the technology giant’s decision to comply with the order of American president Donald Trump to rename the Gulf of Mexico as a Gulf of America.
President Sheinbaum showed the letter to journalists saying the letter saying: “In the case of Mexico, where are we completely sovereign? In the area established at 12 marine kilometers from the coast, and this applies to all countries of the world. »»
“If a country wants to change the designation of something in the sea, it would only apply up to 12 nabine miles. It cannot apply to the rest, in this case, the Gulf of Mexico. This is what we explained in detail to Google. “”
Referring to a previous counterprophe that she did to Trump to rename the United States, Sheinbaum added: “In the end, we asked that when someone was looking for” American Mexicana “in the search engine, the card that we presented previously should appear. ” This card, from 1607, labeled parts of North America “Mexican America” and was shown at a press conference earlier this month.
Google announced that Google Maps users in the United States on Monday, Google would see the body of water known as the Gulf of Mexico renowned as the Gulf of America. Google said its decision was in accordance with its “practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources”.
Mexico users will continue to see the “Gulf of Mexico” on Google Maps. The rest of the world will see the two names.
Google will also change the name of Mount McKinley, the highest peak in the country, from Denali. Former President Barack Obama renamed the Alaska monument to Denali in 2015 in mind to the native population of the region.
The two changes arise from an executive action that Trump signed shortly after taking office last week, saying that changes “honor American greatness”.
“It is in the national interest to promote the extraordinary heritage of our nation and to ensure that future generations of American citizens celebrate the legacy of our American heroes,” said the decree.
