# Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies

https://mins.news/en/item/90355

- BBC News, 2026-10-07 19:54 UTC
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- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6e3x21ev9wwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Maricarmen Abascal, 87, has died, Madrid’s tenants union said. Unable to afford rent increases, she was forcibly taken from her apartment of more than 70 years on a stretcher on 23 September. Her eviction sparked protests across Spain and a political row over the housing crisis.

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