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A retired woman whose eviction sparked housing protests in Spain dies at 87

Updated 2026-10-11 · told from many outlets at once

Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old Spanish retiree, was evicted from her Madrid apartment in late September after a rent increase and died in a hospital shortly after, after 15 days of hospitalization.

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