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| In | Los Angeles, California |
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| Years active | 1970s–present[citation needed] |
| Territory | Throughout the U.S., but predominently in western and central regions |
| Ethnicity | , Primarliy Hispanic ( Mexican) |
| Criminal activities | Murder, conspiracy, drug trafficking, witness intimidation, extortion, assault, auto theft, robbery[citation needed] |
| Allies | Mexican Mafia, Sur13, Sur XIII[citation needed] |
| Rivals | Crips,Mara Salvatrucha, Bloods, United Blood Nation, DDP, Nortenos, Black Guerllia Family. |
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Sureños (Spanish for "Southerners") are a group of Mexican American street gangs with origins in the oldest barrios of Southern California. Many local gangs in California identify themselves as Sureños, though they vary widely in organizational structure. Although they began in Southern California, they have spread to many parts of the US.[1]
Besides Southern California, Sureños can be found in more than 30 states (primarily in the southwestern and central regions of the country). But the largest presence of Surenos remains in Los Angeles, & San Diego.[citation needed]
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History
The term “sureños” describes gangs professing allegiance to a gang set in southern California. The term was first used in the 1970s as a result of a California prison war between the Mexican Mafia (La EME) and Nuestra Familia (NF). This war resulted in a territorial division between gang members from northern California (norteños = northerners) who aligned with NF, and those from southern California (sureños = southerners) aligned with La EME.
Symbols and culture
Sureños emblems and clothing are based on the color blue.[citation needed] A typical Sureño outfit might include, blue, silver, and white and their favorite sports team apparel that shows their affiliation.[citation needed] Sureños use the number 13 in tattoos and graffiti. It is sometimes written as "X3", or in Roman numerals as "XIII" (Sur13 or Sur XIII).[citation needed] Some Sureños will tattoo themselves with three dots. Sureños derogatorily refers to a Norteño as a "Buster" or "Chap" (Chapete).
See also
the surenos will also wear the nike's shoes called Cortez's in any blue combination.
References
- ^ North Carolina Gang Investigators Association (http://www.ncgangcops.org/gangs.html)
External links
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