El Caney
| El Caney | |
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Spanish earthworks and trenches at El Caney, 1899
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| Coordinates: 20°03′21″N 75°46′00″W / 20.05583°N 75.76667°WCoordinates: 20°03′21″N 75°46′00″W / 20.05583°N 75.76667°W | |
| Country |
 Cuba
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| Province | Santiago de Cuba |
| Municipality | Santiago de Cuba |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | +53-22 |
El Caney (also Caney) is a small village 4 miles (6.4 km) to the northeast of Santiago, Cuba. "Caney" means longhouse in Taíno.
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.
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