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| Founded | unknown |
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| Founding location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Years active | 1950s–present |
| Territory | Chicago (North Side and West Side); Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin |
| Ethnicity | Latinos of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent; some Caucasian and African American/Afro-Latino |
| Leader(s) | Richard "King Cobra" Medina (early 1970s–1979. deceased)
Anibal "Tuffy C" Santiago (1979–2000's) Current leader unknown |
| Allies | Latin Lovers, Insane Folk gangs such as Ashland Vikings, Insane Dragons, O.A.’s, Insane Deuces, C-Notes, Insane Campbell Boys |
| Rivals | MLD's, Imperial Gangsters, MK's, Latin Eagles, WarLords (extinct) and all People Nation gangs such as Latin Kings, Spanish Lords, Vice Lords, Pachucos, GBO's (extinct), Insane Unknown Kings |
The Spanish Cobras is a primarily (but not exclusively) Latino street gang, present in multiple states throughout the Midwestern United States, with a strong presence on the north and west sides of Chicago, Illinois.