Does anybody know where the first Puerto Rican cabans originally came from? I'm not asking about a town, or an individual... I'd be happy to start with a country!! (And wouldn't say no to a time period either). The word "caban" is French for a type of coat... so are the Caban's French? Did they possibly come with the wave of Corsican immigrants who settled in PR in the 1800s? The name is also Polish. So are the Puerto Rican Cabans descended from Polish immigrants? but it's also a month in the Mayan calendar...is the name native to PR? Does anyone have a clue?