# Spanish woman whose eviction sparked housing protests dies

https://mins.news/en/video/90968

- Reuters, 2026-10-08 07:47 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU5xnjgGpj4

> Maricarmen Abascal, 87, has died, Madrid’s tenants’ union said. Her dramatic eviction last month triggered mass housing protests that led to an early-election announcement, and thousands demonstrated over her death.

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