“Obviously the Gulf of Mexico is recognized by the United Nations Why don’t we call it Mexican America Since 1607,” said the president after showing a 17th century world map where both terms appear The comments occur a day after Trump hinted that his administration would rename the Gulf of Mexico as “Gulf of America,” in reference to the country he will lead from the 20th of this month “The Apatzingán Constitution (1814) was of Mexican America and it is also internationally recognized,” Sheinbaum emphasized who said the day before that this Latin American nation was governed by the cartels because I believe that they informed him that in Mexico Felipe Calderón and (Genaro) García Luna (former Secretary of Security from 2006 to 2012 and convicted in the United States for links to drug trafficking) still governed In Mexico the people govern,” she asserted the political advisor of the Coordination of Social Communication of the Presidency mentioned that Mexican America has been recognized since 1607 as the name of the entire northern part of the continent itself is registered with international organizations that consider it a nautical reference since the 16th century before the United States existed,” added the official at Sheinbaum’s usual press conference | Text SMS to 8100 with content PLReceive 4 mesages x 25 cup © 2016-2021 Prensa Latina Latin American News Agency Radio – Publications  – Videos – News by the minute.All Rigts Reserved Web Site developed by IT Division  Prensa Latina Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded Wednesday to President-Elect Donald Trump's remarks on renaming the Gulf of Mexico with a nationalistic quip of her own a geographical landmark encompassing the eastern coast of Mexico and the US should be renamed the “Gulf of America,” Sheinbaum made fun of the overtly nationalistic proposition the Gulf of Mexico is recognized by the United Nations the Constitution of Apatzingán (of 1814) was of Mexican America so let's call it Mexican America," she said The Apatzingan Constitution is the Mexican framework that preceded Mexico's current Constitution at the onset of the country as a nation-state four years after declaring independence from the Spanish empire Sheinbaum's rebuff follows the Mexican leader's efforts to neutralize Trump's polarizing speech the foreign minister under former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador who has experienced Trump's antagonizing foreign policies by being made fun of by the Trump administration for allegedly cowering to Trump's anti-immigration demands -- entirely dismissed the “Gulf of America” remark the Gulf of Mexico would still be called the Gulf of Mexico But we are not going to get involved in that debate What we are going to do is to protect the relationship between the two countries," he said Trump has already made a series of threats toward his southern neighbor and largest commercial partner imposing 25% tariffs and labeling drug cartels as terror organizations the Sheinbaum administration is preparing for the next four years of a Trump government we know what we are going to do in each case of the feasible scenarios and preparations have been made to be on time and in shape and to react intelligently," added Ebrard A day after Donald Trump announced his intention to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed calling the United States — or at least the country’s southwest — “Mexican America.” “Why don’t we call [the United States] Mexican America right?” Sheinbaum said at her Wednesday morning press conference Wowww ‼️ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responds to Trump on his proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico — and points to a 17th century map of greater México pic.twitter.com/VBQQkQbO2l — David Adler (@davidrkadler) January 8, 2025 doesn’t it?” the president added with a smile She noted that the Constitution of Apatzingán which was created during the Mexican War of Independence referred to territory now known as the United States as Mexican America At the time of the document’s creation in 1814 large parts of what is now the southwestern United States were still under Spanish control when it became an independent country in 1821 as its territory included all or part of several modern-day U.S “The Constitution of Apatzingán was of Mexican America So we’re going to call it Mexican America,” Sheinbaum said as she gestured toward an old map showing modern-day United States territory referred to as Mexican America riffing on Trump’s declaration that the name “the Gulf of America” has a “beautiful ring to it.” “Obviously the name ‘Gulf of Mexico’ is recognized by the United Nations,” Sheinbaum told reporters She later said that the Gulf of Mexico has been known as such since at least 1607 it’s recognized internationally,” Sheinbaum said During a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach Trump said that the Gulf of Mexico is “ours” and asserted that the United States does “most of the work there.” “… We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard dismissed the possibility that the name of the body of water could be or would be changed telling reporters on Monday that the Gulf of Mexico will continue to be called the Gulf of Mexico for at least the next 30 years Trump also said that Mexico is “essentially run by the cartels.” Sheinbaum claimed that the former and future U.S president has been “misinformed” about the situation in Mexico saying that she believed he has been told that former president Felipe Calderón and his erstwhile security minister Genaro García Luna were still governing the country García Luna, federal security minister between 2006 and 2012, was sentenced to just over 38 years in prison in the United States last October after he was convicted in February 2023 of colluding with the Sinaloa Cartel Sheinbaum said in October that Calderón “should apologize” for having had a now-convicted and sentenced criminal as his security minister The ex-president has denied he had any knowledge of García Luna’s illicit activities Trump has indicated that he is open to the possibility of using the United States military to combat Mexican cartels in Mexico the source of much of the illicit fentanyl and other drugs that are consumed in the U.S In 2021, then-commander of the United States Northern Command, Glen D. VanHerck, claimed that criminal organizations controlled “ungoverned areas” that accounted for about one-third of Mexico’s territory Former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador rejected the assertion Despite Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on Mexican exports to the United States and disparaging remarks he has made about Mexico and Mexicans Sheinbaum has reiterated her belief that Mexico will have a good relationship with the U.S “I continue to think there will be good relations with President Trump,” she said Wednesday there were good relations with president López Obrador and there has to be a relationship of mutual respect not of subordination,” Sheinbaum said ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Donald Trump declared that he will be renaming the Gulf of Mexico in what appears to be a bid for regional dominance and President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico was unfazed At a press conference Trump held at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Trump boldly declared that he’d rename the Gulf of Mexico. “We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America which has a beautiful ring that covers a lot of territory.” Whether or not this would turn out to be a passing joke from Trump is unknown En este mapa que presento de 1607, América del Norte es llamada América Mexicana, que es el mismo título que tiene la Constitución de Apatzingán. pic.twitter.com/BwtHDxYhdn Have a tip we should know? 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