• Source: El Caney

El Caney (also Caney) is a small village six kilometers (four miles) to the northeast of Santiago, Cuba. "Caney" means longhouse in Taíno.




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

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Oscar Brookin
• Kapal pendarat besar kelas-Runnymede
• Sierra Maestra
• Daftar kota di Kansas
• Daftar kota di Texas
• El Caney
• Battle of El Caney
• Caney
• Battle of El Caney order of battle
• The Storming of El Caney
• Taíno
• Battle of San Juan Hill
• Spanish–American War
• Cuban War of Independence
• List of battles of the Spanish–American War