Againsheila
Gold Member
"It's the one fact about Mexico that you probably didn't know. The country's name is not really Mexico, at least not officially. After gaining independence from Spain in 1821, Mexico officially became the "Mexican United States....outgoing Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Thursday sent to the Mexican Congress a piece of legislation to change the country's name officially to simply Mexico."
KDBC 4 CBS: Mexico Might Finally Make Name Change Offical
Weird.
I knew that. I lived there years ago. They called it Estados Unidos de Mexico. Mexico City on the other had was just called Mexico. What are they gonna call Mexico City if they can't Estados Unidos de Mexico to Mexico?