Mexican president signals possible lawsuit against Google over Gulf of America name change

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday her government was deciding whether to initiate a lawsuit against Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America on Google Maps. 

“We are going to wait. We are already seeing, observing what this would mean from the perspective of legal advice, but we hope that they will make a revision,” Sheinbaum said, according to Reuters. 

Fox News Digital has reached out to Google. 

Google Maps has begun referring to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. (AP/Google Maps)

“If necessary, we will file a civil suit,” she added. “Our legal area is already looking into what that would mean, but we hope that (Google) reconsiders.”

Aside from Google, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sent out a charting notice confirming that its systems were in the process of updating the name, in addition to updating the newly named Mount McKinley in Alaska, formerly known as Denali.

President Donald Trump, right, speaks to reporters accompanied by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Burgum’s wife, Kathryn Burgum, aboard Air Force One, where Trump signed a proclamation declaring Feb. 9 Gulf of America Day as he travels from West Palm Beach, Fla., to New Orleans Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025.  (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

“Please be advised that the FAA is in the process of updating our data and charts to show a name change from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and a name change from Denali to Mount McKinley. This will be targeted for the next publication cycle,” the notice said.