Sombrerete, 30 de marzo de 2026.- President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo responded from Sombrerete, Zacatecas, to Donald J. Trump’s statements about renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America.
Donald Trump implemented Executive Order 14172, titled ‘Restoring Names that Honor American Greatness’, which officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico as ‘Gulf of America’ in his country’s systems [debate.com.mx].
Trump justified the change by stating that the United States owns 92% of the surrounding area, leaving only 8% for Mexico [debate.com.mx]. However, according to measurements from the Flanders Marine Institute cited by debate.com.mx, Mexico owns between 47.67% and 49%, the United States between 44.75% and 46%, and Cuba the remaining 6%.
Sheinbaum recalled that the name ‘Golfo de México’ has international recognition since 1607 [debate.com.mx].
“We are partners, we don’t want problems… but sovereignty is not ceded,” Sheinbaum said [debate.com.mx].
The Government of Mexico filed a civil lawsuit against Google (case 2696/2025) for moral and punitive damages, demanding that Google Maps and Apple Maps restore the original name [debate.com.mx].
Regarding the challenges faced by her administration, Sheinbaum acknowledged that one of the main challenges has been the global change brought by the return of Republican Donald Trump to the White House, which has resulted in trade tensions [lopezdoriga.com].
“I would say that the challenges we have faced are rather external, in our case,” Sheinbaum stated [lopezdoriga.com].
Sheinbaum also mentioned the international price increase of key inputs due to geopolitical conflicts, such as oil at more than 100 dollars per barrel and fertilizers five times more expensive, as a result of the war in the Middle East [lopezdoriga.com].
Sheinbaum assured that the Mexican economy maintains strength, highlighting that the peso remains among the best performing currencies globally [lopezdoriga.com].