Known for nearly 200 years as the United Mexican States, the republic may soon change its name. The country’s president, whose term in office is ending, has proposed the adoption of ‘Mexico’ to better distinguish it from the US.
The name ‘United Mexican States’ was originally adopted in the 19th in a gesture marking the country’s recent independence from Spain, and also to mirror a similar sovereign nation to its north: The United States....
“Mexico doesn't need a name that emulates another country and that no one uses on a daily basis,” Mexican President Felipe Calderon said during a press conference....
"It's time for Mexicans to return to the beauty and simplicity of the name of our country, Mexico," he said. "A name that we chant, that we sing, that makes us happy, that we identify with, that fills us with pride.".....
"El historiador Ilán Semo Groman explicó que en el mundo centralista aparece la idea de llamarle México al país, pero la denominación ha sido, durante toda la historia, una característica de personas antirrepublicanas [...] El también catedrático de la Universidad Iberoamericana contó que Francisco Xavier Clavijero puso el nombre de México para definir todo lo que quedaba bajo territorio mexicano en las culturas antiguas, pero la denominación era en realidad el nombre de la ciudad de México durante la Nueva España. Incluso Miguel Hidalgo nunca utilizó la palabra México, usaba Nuestro Reino, América o Reino Americano; no obstante, José María Morelos y Pavón alguna vez se refirió al país como Reino Mexicano" http://eleconomista.com.mx/sociedad/2012/11/22/cambiar-nombre-mexico-no-sera-facil
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