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“We are also going to ask for Mexican America to appear on the map,” she said, referencing the fact that a map from 1607 gave that name, appearing as “America Mexicana,” to the land we now ...

Google said the name changes, which also includes using Mount McKinley, will happen when Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated.