Days after Donald Trump sparked controversy with his intention to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, Google continues the debate with its latest report, in which it stated that it will follow the change suggested by the U.S. president.
Google said that users in the United States will now see the Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America. Meanwhile mexican users will continue to see the real name on Google Maps.
Users around the globe will be able to view both names on the map, acknowledging the varying official names by country. This follows Google’s longstanding practice of adhering to name changes when they are made official by the government.

Google rename the Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America
Google received some questions about name assignments on Google Maps. “We have the usual practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources.”, said.
Donald Trump signed the last week some executive actions that included an order to make name changes on official maps and federal communications in the United States.
This is the reason for the name change from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Google Maps. Other changes include renaming “Mount McKinley” to Denali, the mountain in Alaska.
The U.S. Interior Department issued a statement saying, “As directed by the president, the Gulf of Mexico will now officially be known as the Gulf of America and North America’s highest peak will once again bear the name Mount McKinley.”
In response to the name changes, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum humorously suggested that North America, including the U.S., should be renamed “América Mexicana” (Mexican America), referencing an 1814 founding document that used this name before Mexico’s constitution.