El Caney
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El Caney | |
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Village | |
| Spanish earthworks and trenches at El Caney, 1899 Spanish earthworks and trenches at El Caney, 1899 | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba |
| Province | Santiago de Cuba |
| Municipality | Santiago de Cuba |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-22 |
El Caney (also Caney) is a small village six kilometers (four miles) to the northeast of Santiago, Cuba. "Caney" means longhouse in Taíno.[1]
Overview
[edit | edit source]It was known in centuries past as the site where Hernán Cortés received a vision supposedly ordering him to Christianize Mexico. The settlement was host to the Battle of El Caney on 1 July 1898.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Manuel Fernández (1871–1921), Spanish general
- Lorenzo Hierrezuelo (1907– 1993), Cuban trova musician
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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