Google Maps renowned the Gulf of Mexico for ‘Gulfo de América’, after an order by Donald Trump

Chijioke Obinna

Google Maps renowned the Gulf of Mexico for 'Gulfo de América', after an order by Donald Trump

Google Maps has already changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico for that of America after the US president, Donald Trumpsigned An executive order which launched the process of change of denomination.

The name of the Gulf has changed alone in the United States, while in the rest of the world the two denominations appear, as Google anticipated in its X account on January 27.

“We have received some questions about the names on Google Maps. We have a usual practice when applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources,” Google explained in his message.

Nevertheless, Changes only affect users who access maps in the United Statessince in the rest of the world they will appear The two denominations.

At the end of January, Trump promised that the Gulf of Mexico would rename, and this Sunday he appointed February 9 as the day of the Gulf of America.

“Today I make my first visit to the Gulf of America since the name was changed. While my administration restores American pride for the history of American greatness, it is appropriate for our great nation to meet and commemorate this transcendental occasion,” he said yesterday In a statement.

The name change caused a great controversy, and even the Mexican government requested in a letter to the Executive Director of the multinational, Sussur Pichai, which corrects the area “erroneously” now called Gulf of America.

Chijioke Obinna

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