El Caney

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El Caney (Cuba1)
El Caney
Location of El Caney in Cuba

El Caney (also Caney) is a small village 4 miles (6.4 km) to the northeast of Santiago, Cuba. "Caney" means longhouse in Taíno.[1]

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 July 1, 1898.

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  1. ^ The United Confederation of Taíno People. Taíno Dictionary (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
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Municipalities in Santiago de Cuba Province
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Coordinates: 20°03′21″N 75°46′00″W / 20.05583, -75.766667 (El Caney)

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