With the conquest by the Spanish in the 16th century, efforts were made to interrupt the activity of manufacturing amate.
स्पॅनिश लोकांनी १६ व्या शतकात कब्जा केल्यावर, आमाटे तयार करण्याचे काम थांबवण्याचे प्रयत्न करण्यात आले.