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    Sureños 13 are a group of Mexican American street gangs that originated in Southern California. There are hundreds of Sureño gangs in California, each with its own identity. Although based in Southern California, Sureños can now be found in over 30 U.S. states and other countries. The Sureños were formed in the 1970s due to a prison war between the Mexican Mafia and Nuestra Familia, with those aligned with the Mexican Mafia in southern California becoming known as Sureños and those aligned with Nuestra Familia in northern California known as Norteños.

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    Sureños 13 are a group of Mexican American street gangs that originated in Southern California. There are hundreds of Sureño gangs in California, each with its own identity. Although based in Southern California, Sureños can now be found in over 30 U.S. states and other countries. The Sureños were formed in the 1970s due to a prison war between the Mexican Mafia and Nuestra Familia, with those aligned with the Mexican Mafia in southern California becoming known as Sureños and those aligned with Nuestra Familia in northern California known as Norteños.

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    Sureños 13 are a group of Mexican American street gangs that originated in Southern California. There are hundreds of Sureño gangs in California, each with its own identity. Although based in Southern California, Sureños can now be found in over 30 U.S. states and other countries. The Sureños were formed in the 1970s due to a prison war between the Mexican Mafia and Nuestra Familia, with those aligned with the Mexican Mafia in southern California becoming known as Sureños and those aligned with Nuestra Familia in northern California known as Norteños.

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    Sureños 13

    Sureños (Spanish for "Southerners") are a group of Mexican American street gangs with origins in the
    oldest barrios of Southern California. There are hundreds of Sureño gangs in California, and each has its
    own identity on the streets. Although they are based in Southern California, their influence has spread
    to many parts of the US and other countries as well.

    The gang's alleged roots came from a jail discussion between the Mexican Mafia (La EME) and Nuestra
    Familia (NF).Those who sided with La EME aligned themselves in the south (sureño=southerner) while
    those that sided with the NF aligned themselves in Northern California (norteños=northeners). Besides
    Southern California, Sureños can be found in more than 30 states (primarily in southwestern and central
    states). Norteños appear mostly in the northern areas of California, but are also present in numbers in
    other states

    History

    The term “sureños” describes gangs professing allegiance to a gang set in southern

    California.

    A derogatory term for sureños is the word "scrap".

    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.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) Some Sureños will tattoo themselves with three dots. Sureños

    derogatorily refers to a Norteño as a "Buster" or "Chap" (Chapete).

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