Through July 5 When Cortés and his conquistadors overran the Aztec empire in 1520, they found “a society unlike any they had encountered hitherto,” said Emily Sharpe in The Art Newspaper.

She was the Aztec Queen of the Underworld and she ruled over the afterlife, overseeing many Aztec rituals, while watching over the bones of the dead.” Art by James Jean.

Firehouse Art Center: “Día de los Muertos” annual exhibition opens at 11 a.m. Saturday and runs through Nov. 5; “Gigantes,” giant puppets made of papier-mâché or cardboard materials are ...

Montblanc Patron of Art Limited Edition 87 This version is limited to just 87 pieces in homage to 1987, the year when the Templo Mayor was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list.

For more information, contact Aztec Ruins National Monument at 505-334-6174. Noel Lyn Smith covers the Navajo Nation for The Daily Times. She can be reached at 505-564-4636.