Plant Bloom...Agave or Aloe???

First time in 5 1/2 years this plant has thrown a bloom.  

Impressive!

Not sure of next phase.

Wondering if the plant dies after the bloom is done--we had Century Plants dotting the hills in Bisbee and that's what they did.

That's an agave, not an aloe. Agaves have hard, flattish leaves with deadly spikes on the end, as your photo shows. Aloes are fleshy and don't have spikes.
My similar agaves (mine are vareigated) have never flowered, so I don't know if the plant dies off after.

Btw, I meant to say how cool that is.
I looked it up, as I'm an avid gardener and was curious. Sadly, yes, they do die after flowering.

https://plantcaretoday.com/agave-bloom.html

Mine shoot up baby plants all around the main plant all the time, though. The roots send out runners and new plants pop up.

How do you tell the difference between an agave and a yucca? To my untrained eye they look very similar. Not all yuccas die after each flowering.

Yuccas are in the same family of plants as agaves. But BisbeeGal's photo is what is commonly called agave. Yuccas have thinner, more swordlike leaves.

3 1/2 week update.  The blooms are coming out from the bottom, up.  My jardinero says in Veracruz (where he is from) they call it elefante (obvious reason).  He says he does not expect it to die, at least not soon.  Vamos a ver.

If agave the mother plant will die but you can get the pups.

Another update.  We were away for a few weeks, and returned to this.  The yellowing of the agave's base fronds are apparent as it gives up its life for the bloom.  The bloom is about to nose-dive into the pool.

Wow!

Are you trying to start a garden club?0

I will join the new garden club with my fabulous garden and orchids...

The End is near....

Wow!

Mine is just getting to bloom at my old casa...first time in 15 years....