The name change to Gulf of America is the first since the 1540s where various maps referred to it as the Mexican Gulf, Golpho de la Nueva España, and, finally Gulf of Mexico.

The name change to Gulf of America is the first since the 1540s where various maps referred to it as the Mexican Gulf, Golpho de la Nueva España, and, finally Gulf of Mexico.

now calls the yawning sea cradled between Mexico and the Keys the Gulf of America. Beginning around Feb. 13, the National Weather Service started updating its maps to comply with President Donald ...