in the 15th century the Guanches (the native inhabitants of the Canary Islands) believed in a polytheistic religion. Would the Castilian(later Spanish)Conquistadors have been aware that "Pagans" still existed in their time(rather than just in the classical past), before encountering the Guanches?
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