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Evicted pensioner Maricarmen Abascal, heart of Spain's housing protests, dies
07 Oct 2026, 19:19 UTC · 2 independent sources
🚨 MARIcarmen Abascal, SYMBOLIC FIGURE IN SPAIN HOUSING PROTESTS, HAS DIED
Madrid's tenants' union said Maricarmen Abascal died on Wednesday.
Her eviction sparked major protests in Spain.
She had been hospitalized since she was carried out on a stretcher from the apartment where she lived for seven decades.
Source: France 24, The Independent #Spain #MaricarmenAbascal #housingprotests
Sources
- France 24
Evicted pensioner Maricarmen Abascal, heart of Spain's housing protests, dies
- The Independent
Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction sparked major protests in Spain, dies aged 87
- France 24
Evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies: tenant union
