His viceroy in what was then called New Spain had little idea, so he asked the indigenous groups in what is now Mexico, to draw the maps — which are now on view. The star of the show is a large ...

The 1591 de Bry map also uses Gulf of Mexico. A 1630 map called the body of water "Gulf of New Spain." Spain had organized the Viceroyalty of New Spain, which included today's nation of Mexico and ...