El CaneyEl Caney is a small village six kilometers to the northeast of Santiago, Cuba. "Caney" means longhouse in Taíno.OverviewIt 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 peopleManuel Fernández, Spanish generalLorenzo Hierrezuelo, Cuban trova musician