Key Takeaways:

• Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum sends a letter to Google contesting the name change to Gulf of America.
• The U.S. executive order by President Trump mandates the renaming, while Mexico asserts its rights over the Gulf.
• Sheinbaum humorously proposed renaming North America to "Mexican America".
• The name change will only reflect in U.S. Google Maps, maintaining the original name in Mexico.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has formally contested Google's decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," following a recent executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump. In a press conference, Sheinbaum revealed that she would send a letter to the tech giant, arguing that it is inappropriate for one country to unilaterally alter the designation of a body of water shared with other nations, such as Mexico and Cuba. "To change the name of an international sea, it is not a country that changes it. It is an international organization," she asserted.

Trump's order mandates that Google Maps will reflect the name change for U.S. users, while maintaining its original name in Mexico. Users outside the U.S. and Mexico will see both names on the platform. Google, in defending its decision, stated that it adheres to official name updates from government sources.

Sheinbaum's objections echo legal principles articulated under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which stipulates that a nation's sovereignty extends only 12 nautical miles from its coastline. The Mexican president challenged the legitimacy of the name change beyond this territorial limit.

In a light-hearted jab, Sheinbaum suggested, "If we are starting to rename things, maybe we should call North America 'Mexican America'," illustrating her government's stance against the change. Furthermore, she hopes that when users search for "América Mexicana" on Google, a specific historic map should also appear, reinforcing Mexico's claims.

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