Mexico sues Google over ‘Gulf of America’ name change
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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has cheekily suggested calling the US “Mexican America”, pointing to a map dating back to before 1848.
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MEXICO CITY – Mexico has sued Google for changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to “Gulf of America” for Google Maps users in the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on May 9.
“The lawsuit has already been filed,” Ms Sheinbaum said at her morning news conference, without saying where and when it was submitted.
On May 8, US lawmakers voted in favour of the name change
Ms Sheinbaum had warned Google, which is part of tech giant Alphabet, in February that she was considering legal action unless the company reversed its decision.
Her government argues that Mr Trump’s executive order on the subject only applies to the part of the continental shelf belonging to the US.
“All we want is for the decree issued by the US government to be complied with,” Ms Sheinbaum said.
“The US government only calls the portion of the US continental shelf the Gulf of America, not the entire gulf, because it wouldn’t have the authority to name the entire gulf,” she added.
In response to Mr Trump, Ms Sheinbaum has cheekily suggested calling the US “Mexican America”, pointing to a map dating back to before 1848, when one-third of her country was seized by the US.
The neighbouring countries are in talks to defuse tensions
