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 Populated places in Santiago de Cuba Province Santiago de Cuba