"In 1550 the name Golfo de Mexico appears for the first time on the world map the original of which...is in the @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social in Oxford. Earlier Spanish geographers used, also, the name of Golfo de Nueva España." (HT @noaa.gov)

https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-content/fish-bull/fb55.2.pdf#page=15

#GulfOfMexico 🗃️