The change has officially arrived. Following the formalization of the decree by President Donald Trump to change the name of the “Golfo de México” to “Golfo de América,” the Google Maps platform has already made the update that is now visible to users in the United States.
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Trump signed the decree this past Sunday, February 9, 2025, while flying over the Gulf from West Palm Beach to New Orleans for the Super Bowl and proclaimed this date as Gulf of America Day. The measure came into effect starting Monday.
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“Today I make my first visit to the Gulf of America since it was renamed. As my Administration restores American pride in the history of American greatness, it is fitting that our great nation come together and commemorate this momentous occasion,” said the leader through a statement.
This is how the new ‘Golfo de América’ looks on Google Maps
Although Google Maps changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico in the United States, the company announced that this modification will only be visible in U.S. territory, while for Mexicans it will continue to appear under its original name.
The name change to “Gulf of America” caused a great controversy, to the point that the Mexican Government sent a letter to the CEO of the multinational company, Sundar Pichai.
Pichai donated for the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump and was in the front row to see the second oath of the Republican this past January 20.
On social media, users from Mexico have already started sharing images of how the map looks with the new adjustments, along with a series of reactions and memes from netizens.
In addition to this, last month Google also announced that it would change the name of Mount Denali to Mount McKinley, the highest peak in the country, following Trump’s decree. Former President Barack Obama renamed the iconic Alaskan site Denali in 2015, in accordance with the request of the native population of the region and supported by local legislators. However, this change had not been made in Google Maps until this Tuesday.
Both changes stem from the decree that Trump signed shortly after taking office, saying that the changes “honor American greatness.”