# María del Carmen Abascal, symbol of Spain’s housing protests, dies aged 87

https://mins.news/en/item/90376

- The Guardian, 2026-10-07 20:57 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/07/maria-del-carmen-abascal-spain-housing-protests-dies

> María del Carmen Abascal, known across Spain as Maricarmen, has died aged 87, two weeks after being evicted from her Madrid home of more than seven decades. Her eviction sparked nationwide protests against the housing crisis and made her a symbol of those left behind by Spain’s housing market.

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