ENSIKLOPEDIA Cari Tekan Enter untuk memulai pencarian cepat. Kembali ke Ensiklopedia Arsip Wikipedia Indonesia El Caney El CaneyVillage in Santiago de Cuba, CubaEl CaneyVillageSpanish earthworks and trenches at El Caney, 1899Location of El Caney in CubaCoordinates: 20°03′21″N 75°46′00″W / 20.05583°N 75.76667°W / 20.05583; -75.76667Country CubaProvinceSantiago de CubaMunicipalitySantiago de CubaTime zoneUTC-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][better source needed] 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 Manuel Fernández (1871–1921), Spanish general Lorenzo Hierrezuelo (1907– 1993), Cuban trova musician See also San Juan Hill Siboney Daiquirí El Cobre References ↑ United Confederation of Taíno People. "Taíno Dictionary" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-18. Authority control databases InternationalVIAFNationalUnited StatesCzech RepublicIsrael This Cuban location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte