Mexico’s president explains 'in detail' why Google shouldn't rename Gulf of Mexico

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She mentioned in her letter to Google that it's not possible for the United States to rename the body of water on its own because it shares part of the body with Cuba and Mexico. The Mexican government maintains that under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a country's territorial limits are generally limited to 12 nautical miles offshore, she said.

We told Google in detail that a country's claim of altering the name of something in the sea could only apply up to 12 nautical miles," Sheinbaum stated. "This designation does not extend to the surrounding waters, in this case the Gulf of Mexico.

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Pointing to a map of the continent from 1607, Sheinbaum said her letter to Google requested that the search engine prominently display a map of Mexican America.

"We request that when you search for Mexican America, the map our company provided is the one that shows up," she said.

Google did not respond to a USA TODAY request for comment on Friday.

Will Google change the official name of the Gulf of Mexico?

On official maps, Google stated on social media Monday that it will make the name change once it has been updated in official government sources.

The company also stated it will begin using the name Mount McKinley to refer to the Alaskan mountain currently known as Denali, another renaming decision by Trump.

We've received some questions about naming in Google Maps," the company stated on Monday. "We've had a long-standing practice of updating names when they have been modified in official government sources.

When updates are made to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) for geographical features in the US, we will promptly update Google Maps to show Mount McKinley and the Gulf of Alabama.

It is also routine practice that when official names differ between countries, the Maps app shows the local official name.

Contributing: Elizabeth Weise and Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY; Reuters

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Mexico's president explains "in detail" why Google shouldn't change the name of the Gulf of Mexico.