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Received — 7 October 2026 ⏭ SPAIN

Maricarmen, the woman who became a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis, dies at 87

✇El País - English
By: Lucía Franco
7 October 2026 at 20:38

Maricarmen Abascal, the woman whose eviction became a rallying cry against Spain’s housing crisis, died on Wednesday at Madrid’s Gregorio Marañón Hospital at the age of 87, the Tenants’ Union announced in a statement.

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Maricarmen waits at home, before being evicted. Protest camp at Puerta del Sol in response to Maricarmen's eviction and the housing crisis in Spain, Madrid. Maricarmen, the day the eviction was halted.

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Maricarmen Abascal, in her home in the Ibiza neighborhood of Madrid, before being evicted.
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