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'Sureños' (Spanish for ''"Southerners"'') are a group of Mexican American (Chicano) street gangs with origins in Southern California.[1] There are hundreds of Sureño gangs in California, and each has its own identity on the streets. The gang's strong hold have historically been in Los Angeles and San Diego. Sureños are controlled and influenced by the Mexican Mafia, who represent about half of the gang membership. These gangs are found throughout the urban and rural areas of Southern California.
Sureños conduct moderate criminal activities including drug smuggling and sales, theft and human trafficking. They represent themselves with various names or tag symbols such as "Sur 13", "Los Sureños" and "Sureño Trece". These indentifications are accompanied by the color blue, numeric code of number 13 and the Roman numeral of XIII.
The term Sureños was first used in 1970 as a result of a California prison war between the Mexican Mafia (from Southern California) and Nuestra Familia (from Northern California). This conflict resulted in pride and territorial dispute between various independent Chicano gang members who aligned themselves with Nuestra Familia (meaning ''"Our Family"'' in Spanish) and those who aligned with the Mexican Mafia. The Norteños (meaning ''"Northerners"'' in Spanish) and Sureño rivalry was soon created to distinguished themselves from their region of origin.
★ List of California street gangs
★ Maravilla
★ Mexican Mafia
1. Mexican Mafia - Surenos
★ Sureños
★ Mexican Mafia- Sureños
'Sureños' (Spanish for ''"Southerners"'') are a group of Mexican American (Chicano) street gangs with origins in Southern California.[1] There are hundreds of Sureño gangs in California, and each has its own identity on the streets. The gang's strong hold have historically been in Los Angeles and San Diego. Sureños are controlled and influenced by the Mexican Mafia, who represent about half of the gang membership. These gangs are found throughout the urban and rural areas of Southern California.
| Contents |
| Symbols and culture |
| History |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Symbols and culture
Sureños conduct moderate criminal activities including drug smuggling and sales, theft and human trafficking. They represent themselves with various names or tag symbols such as "Sur 13", "Los Sureños" and "Sureño Trece". These indentifications are accompanied by the color blue, numeric code of number 13 and the Roman numeral of XIII.
History
The term Sureños was first used in 1970 as a result of a California prison war between the Mexican Mafia (from Southern California) and Nuestra Familia (from Northern California). This conflict resulted in pride and territorial dispute between various independent Chicano gang members who aligned themselves with Nuestra Familia (meaning ''"Our Family"'' in Spanish) and those who aligned with the Mexican Mafia. The Norteños (meaning ''"Northerners"'' in Spanish) and Sureño rivalry was soon created to distinguished themselves from their region of origin.
See also
★ List of California street gangs
★ Maravilla
★ Mexican Mafia
References
1. Mexican Mafia - Surenos
External links
★ Sureños
★ Mexican Mafia- Sureños
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