Long before Trump expressed interest in a name change, conquerors have battled to claim the wealth of its rich waters.

This month during a rambling news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate, United States President-elect Donald Trump announced ...

President-elect Donald Trump has floated the idea of changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Here's ...

She said the body of water has carried that name "Gulf of Mexico" for roughly 400 years. "It's not because of the modern nation state Mexico that we know. It's actually when the Spanish were over ...

French Jesuits drew the gulf on their map in 1672, calling it “Golphe da Mexique.” The French colonizers made their stand in Mexique more than 150 years later, blockading Mexico’s vibrant ...