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Florencia thirteen gang graffiti, 1998

Florencia / Florence thirteen [F13] is a predominately Latino street gang located in an unincorporated section of South Los Angeles between Slauson (north) and Firestone (south) from Central Avenue (west) in Compton (east) known as Florence/Firestone. Portions of this territory extends further west into the City of Los Angeles and due east into the City of Huntington Park making them one of the largest gang territories in Los Angeles County.

This is non the only Florencia gang neighborhood in Los Angeles county only it is the oldest and largest crossing three jurisdictions, Florence, City of Los Angeles and Huntington Park in a contiguous fashion. This gang formed during the 1950s and is among the oldest street gang located in S Los Angeles, predating the diverse Crip and Blood gangs in the area.

During the 1940s and 1950s, other Latino gangs in the area included Elm Street Watts, Hickory Street Watts, Lynwood Paragons, Ochentas, Watts Varrio Grape, Weigland Colonia Watts and the now defunct Watts Jardin.

Florence is merely known as F13, one of the oldest gangs that use "xiii" in their name which represents the 13th alphabetic character in the alphabet for marijuana or mota and not for the Mexican Mafia like many police enforcement professionals claim. Using "13" in a gang name really predates the founding of the Mexican Mafia in 1957 and the year of their city-wide influence of 1994. Almost teenagers in a gang, will oft fume marijuana with their peers which symbolized being "loco" or crazy, hence why many Latino gang names have either "xiii" or "locos" in their proper name (For more on this: https://www.streetgangs.com/billboard/viewtopic.php?f=146&t=1061 ).

When the Mexican Mafia started to build their prison gang during the 1960s, Florencia members were among some of the early members. Some of the F13 members that have been inducted into the Mexican Mafia include, Marcello "Gabby" Baeza, Arturo "Tablas" Castellanos, Braulio "Babo" Castellanos, Michael "Oso" Contrera, Juan "Topo" Garcia, David "Loco" Gallegos, Leonel "Wizard" Laredo, Ralph "Rafa" Mata, Victor "Gator" Meza, Armando "Perico" Ochoa, David "Puppet" Paez, Rosario "Chago" Ramirez and Ruben "Snuffy" Sanchez.

Early 1970s, Florence gang members on Holmes & Florence Ave.

Florencia has been involved in a large scale conflict with most of the Eastward Coasts Crips sets on the eastside of South LA over a drug dispute that occurred in 1999 or 2000. A fellow member of the 68 or 69 East Coasts Crips was the driver for a Florence 13 drug delivery. The driver may not take been completely aware that he was transporting somewhere between 200 and 300 kilograms of drugs. The driver along with with other Eastward Coast Crips members from the Half dozen Pacc, decided to keep the drugs starting the conflict (more: https://world wide web.streetgangs.com/billboard/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=48570&p=8772576). According to a RICO indictment, F13's leader, Arturo Castellanos, sent discussion in 2004 from his Pelican Bay State Prison house cell that he wanted Florence members to begin "cleansing" against the East Coast Crips. On August 5, 2005, Marcus "Hamburger" Mathis, 23 from 76 E Coast Crips was shot killed by Florence 13 member at 1407 E. Nadeau St. in Florence-Firestone.

In 2019, loftier ranking members of Florenia were able to negotiate an agreement to end the disharmonize with the East Coasts Crips which officially began in September 2019 after several weeks of talks.

The other Florence territories in Los Angeles are newer and smaller.

The clicks of this neighborhood include:

1. 57th Street Malditos (MDS)
2. 62nd Street
3. 59th Street Malditos (MDS)
4. 64th Street Locos
5. 66th Street Locos
6. 67th Street Dream Boys (DBS)
7. 68th Street Tokers
8. 69th Street Asesinos (AES)
9. 70th Street Midnight Street Boys (MNSB)
10. 70th Street Neighborhood Dukes (NHD)
11. 71st Street Pee Wee Locos (PWLS)
12. 75th Street Locos
13. 76th Street Malos (MLS)
14. 81st Street Jokers (JKS)
15. 84th Street Bagos (BGS)
16. 85th Street Locos
17. 87th Street Lil Rascals
18. 90th Street Eazy Boys (EZB)
19. Criminals
20. Diablos (DBS)
21. Gangster Locas
22. Gangsters (GS)
23. Holmes Street / Holmes Street Locos (HST/HSLS)
24. Huntington Park Termites
25. Lil Chicos
26. Locos (LCS)
27. Matones
28. Night Owls
29. Palm Street
30. Pee Wees (PWS)
31. Termites (TMS)
32. The Klan
33. Tiny Locos

Female person clicks

1. Baby Locas
2. Midnight Locas (MLS)
3. Tiny Locas

In 1971, Florencia fellow member Trinidad "Trinny" Iglesia had a physical confrontation with Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy Gary Saunders that resulted in Iglesia shooting Sauders with his own revolver. Iglesia was convicted of 2nd degree murder and released from prison in 1975.

In 2007, the U.S. Justice Department indicted nearly 100 members of F13 after a ii twelvemonth investigation by the FBI.

Florencia has always been represented in the Mexican Mafia, going back to the early on 1960s. La Eme members over the year have included:

1. Braulio "Babo" Castellanos
2. Rosario "Chango" Ramirez
3. Marcello "Gabby" Baeza (founding fellow member in 1957)
4. Jack "Eddie Male child" Marquez
5. Victor "Gator" Meza
6. David "Loco" Gallegos
7. Ralph "Mata" Rafa
8. Gilbert "Mongol" Silva
9. Michael "Oso" Contrera
10. Armando "Perico" Ochoa
11. David "Boob" Paez
12. Ruben "Snuffy" Sanchez (founding member in 1957)
13. Arturo "Tablas" Castellanos
14. Juan "Topo" Garcia
15. Leonel "Wizard" Laredo
16. Reuben Castrellon

Deceased Members of F13

1. Bad Boy (EZB)
2. Baldy
3. Brigand
4. Big Bobby
5. Chicken Hawk
6. Joshua "Chucky" Bedolla, 25 (Aug 17, 1992 – Nov 27, 2007)
7. Carlos Martin "Crazy Male child" Ortiz, 44 (July 7, 1970 – June nine, 2015), was fatally shot on the 400 block of North Santa Atomic number 26 Avenue in Compton, CA.
8. Cricket
9. Cyclops (AES)
10. Cyco
11. Epimenio "Epi" Padilla (NHD),30, ( – Jan 21, 2004), was fatally shot outside of El Rodeo nightclub at 8825 Washington Blvd in Pico Rivera, CA with friend and beau Florencia member Ramon Oseguera
12. Felipon
13. Goofey
14. Raul "Gotty" Hernandez (1992 – 2011)
15. Lil Huero
16. Klown
17. Largoe
18. Lil Man
19. Lil Lonely
20. Miner
21. Osito (64th Street Locos)
22. Poney
23. Lil Ruben
24. Juan Carlos "Scrappy" Sanchez, 29 ( – Apr. xviii, 2009) fatally shot at a Huntington Park political party at 6219 Newell St. In 2009, 18th Street member, James Delton Paredes and Magaly Villalobos, 16, were charged with murder.
25. Shadow (EZB)
26. Shady
27. Jesus "Slim" Garcia, 21, (May 10, 1986 – July 9, 2007) – NHD
28. Tommie "Smiley" Lozano, 19 (July nineteen, 1956 – May 19, 1976) shot and killed by swain Florence fellow member Michael Hernandez "Oso" Contreras co-ordinate to LASD. Contreras was eventually bedevilled of a 1980 and a 1981 murder and sentenced to life in prison house.
29. Sniffy (64th Street Locos)
30. Spider
31. Travieso (Neighborhood Dukes)
32. Trigger
33. Trusty
34. Yayo
35. Lil Yogy
36. Warlok
37. Weazal
38. Ramon Oseguera, 27 ( – January 21, 2004), (NHD) was fatally shot outside of El Rodeo nightclub at 8825 Washington Blvd in Pico Rivera, CA with friend and fellow Florencia member Epimenio "Epi" Padilla.
39. Yair Oliva, xvi, ( – April 15, 2005) Died as the event of single shot to face up past 66 East Coast Crips member. Stephen Patterson, who was convicted in this instance.

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