President Claudia Sheinbaum said the U.S. should be called 'Mexican America' after Donald Trump said 'Gulf of America' has 'a beautiful ring to it.'
In response to President-elect Donald Trump 's proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America,' Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that the U.S. should then be called ' Mexican America .' 'Why don't we call it Mexican America ? It sounds nice, no?' Sheinbaum said at a Wednesday news conference, poking fun at Trump's comment that the 'Gulf of America' has a 'beautiful ring to it.
Donald Trump wants Gulf of Mexico renamed to 'Gulf of America.' He's not the first to suggest it. Sheinbaum referenced a world map from 1607 that named the territory north of Mexico 'America Mexicana.' The name 'Mexican America' existed before the first English pilgrims stepped foot in North America, said former culture minister José Alfonso Suárez del Real, who joined Sheinbaum on stage.
Wild West of THC: Texas hemp shops can sell weed and 'no one's gonna stop them,' says Sid Miller The 1607 map also uses the name Gulf of Mexico to describe the body of water flanked by what are now Mexico and the U.S. The Gulf of Mexico got its name centuries ago, and international organizations have recognized it as a nautical reference since then, Suárez del Real said.
Another Texas family files lawsuit against San Antonio Zoo over injuries from tree limb accident Anyone can propose a name change to the U.S. Board on Geographical Names, but state governments and other countries aren't required to abide by the board's decisions, USA Today and the AP reported.
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