https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mar-a-del-carmen-abascal-symbol-of-spain-s-housing-protests-dies-aged-87Continuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mar-a-del-carmen-abascal-symbol-of-spain-s-housing-protests-dies-aged-87https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mar-a-del-carmen-abascal-symbol-of-spain-s-housing-protests-dies-aged-87#u118138Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:36:37 +0000Maria del Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old pensioner whose eviction from her Madrid home became a focal point for nationwide housing anger, has died in a hospital. Her passing triggered fresh demonstrations in Madrid, where roughly 10,000 people took to the streets wielding signs reading shame and we are all Maricarmen. Spain Prime Minister offered condolences following the death, which has intensified political pressure on the government surrounding the country's housing crisis and vulture funds.Why it mattersAbascal lived in her Madrid apartment for over seven decades before her eviction