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Timeline of the Maricarmen case: From four eviction attempts to a housing movement that shook Spain

8 October 2026 at 10:04

Maricarmen Abascal faced four eviction attempts, and the last one succeeded. It happened two weeks ago. The 87-year-old woman left her Retiro home in a wheelchair; she had lived there for almost her entire life. Once outside, she was helped onto a stretcher and taken to Gregorio Marañón Hospital. She died there on Wednesday.

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Maricarmen, on October 29, 2025, after one of the eviction attempts.Vigil at Puerta del Sol over Maricarmen’s death, this Wednesday.

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Procession organized by the Tenants’ Union to denounce Maricarmen's eviction, on June 2.
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