Country Cuba Area code(s) +53-22 Municipality Santiago de Cuba | Time zone EST (UTC-5) Local time Tuesday 5:40 PM Province Santiago de Cuba Province | |
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El Caney (also Caney) is a small village 4 miles (6.4 km) to the northeast of Santiago, Cuba. "Caney" means longhouse in Taíno.
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Overview
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
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El Caney Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA