query: place_of_birth juan nepomuceno guerra
supports: The Gulf Cartel ("Golfos", or "CDG") is a criminal syndicate and drug trafficking organization in Mexico, and perhaps one of the oldest organized crime groups in the country. It is currently based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas. Mexico (, modern Nahuatl ), officially the United Mexican States, is a federal republic in the southern half of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost two million square kilometers (over 760,000 sq mi), Mexico is the sixth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent nation in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million, it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world while being the second most populous country in Latin America. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and a federal district that is also its capital and most populous city. Other metropolises include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana and León. Juan Nepomuceno Guerra Cárdenas ( July 18 , 1915 -- July 12 , 2001 ) was a Mexican crime lord , businessman , and smuggler who founded the Gulf Cartel , a drug trafficking organization . He is often considered the `` godfather '' of U.S - Mexico border cartels . He began his criminal career in the 1930s by smuggling alcohol from Mexico during the Prohibition in the United States . He later diversified to other cross-border smuggling activities . He is the uncle of Juan García Ábrego , once 's Mexico 's most - wanted man . Matamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros is a city in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is the first, largest, and most populous municipality in all of Tamaulipas. According to the interstate census of 2016, it has a population of 520,367. It is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas, in the United States. Matamoros is the second largest city in the state of Tamaulipas. As of 2016, Matamoros has a population of 520,367. In addition, the MatamorosBrownsville Metropolitan Area has a population of 1 387 985 , making it the 4th largest metropolitan area on the MexicoUS border. Matamoros is the 39th largest city in Mexico and anchors the second largest metropolitan area in Tamaulipas. Brownsville is the county seat of Cameron County, Texas. It is the sixteenth most populous city in the state of Texas, with a population at the 2010 census of 175,023 and an estimated population in 2014 of 183,046. It is located at the southernmost tip of Texas, on the northern bank of the Rio Grande, directly north and across the border from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The 2014 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area population at 420,392, making it the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the state of Texas. In addition, the international MatamorosBrownsville Metropolitan Area was estimated to have a population of 1,136,995. Brownsville has one of the highest poverty rates in the nation, and is frequently cited as having the highest percentage of residents below the federal poverty level out of all cities in the nation. Texas is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population. Geographically located in the south central part of the country, Texas shares borders with the U.S. states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the southwest, while the Gulf of Mexico is to the southeast. Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the first President of Mexico.
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answer: matamoros