El Caney

El Caney (also Caney) is a small village 4 miles (6.4 km) to the northeast of Santiago, Cuba. Chiefly known in centuries past as the site where Hern?n Cort?s received a vision supposedly ordering him to Christianize Mexico, the town was host to the Battle of El Caney on July 1, 1898.

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See also: San Juan Hill

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Santiago: Santiago is one of the names by which Saint James is known in the Hispanic world. It is used as the name of several places around the world....

Cuba: The Republic of Cuba consists of the island of Cuba (the largest of the Greater Antilles), the Isle of Youth and various adjacent small islands. The name of the island is derived from the Taino word "cubanac?n", meaning a central place. It is located in the northern Caribbean at the confluence of t...

Christianize: Redirect Christianization...

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El 113	El Coqui	El Patio	El Pinar
El Baile	El Libro	El Patio	S.H.I.E.L.D. Track Jacket
S.H.I.E.L.D. Track Jacket	S.H.I.E.L.D. Track Jacket	El Camino	El Gaucho

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