Google implemented this Monday on its platform Google Maps The change of name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America for its users in the United States, after the new provisions of President Donald Trump.
“In the United States, the Geographic name information system (GNIS) has officially updated ‘Gulf of Mexico’ a ‘Gulfo de América’. As we announced two weeks ago and according to our long -standing practices, we have begun to implement changes to reflect this update, “said Alphabet’s company In a statement.
The people who use Google Maps In the United States you will see the name of “Gulf of America”, while users located in Mexico will see “Gulf of Mexico.” Users in the rest of the world will see both names.
This modification responds to one of the first executive orders signed by Donald Trump when assuming the presidency of the United States, which instructs the adoption of this new name in the official maps and in the federal communications of the country.
Google Maps.
Last January 20, Trump He signed the decrees that change the names of Mount Denali, in Alaska, for McKinley; and that of the “Gulf of Mexico” by the “Gulf of America”.
The first change reverts the 2015 decision of the then President Barack Obama to officially recognize Denali, the name used by Alaska natives for centuries to refer to the highest mountain in North America.
The second order renames the “Gulf of Mexico “ as “Gulf of America” Under the argument of its importance for oil production, fishing and tourism in the United States.
The United States Coast Guard and the Florida government, headed by Republican Ron Desantis, implemented the change of name of the Gulf immediately.
