El Caney (also Caney) is a small village six kilometers (four miles) to the northeast of Santiago, Cuba. "Caney" means longhouse in Taíno.[1]
El Caney | |
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Village | |
Location of El Caney in Cuba | |
Coordinates: 20°03′21″N 75°46′00″W / 20.05583°N 75.76667°W | |
Country | Cuba |
Province | Santiago de Cuba |
Municipality | Santiago de Cuba |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Area code | +53-22 |
Overview
editIt 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- Manuel Fernández (1871–1921), Spanish general
- Lorenzo Hierrezuelo (1907– 1993), Cuban trova musician
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The United Confederation of Taíno People. "Taíno Dictionary" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-18.