Spain, Maricarmen Abascal dies: her eviction started the protests over the house

Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spaniard who became the symbol of the protests for the right to housing in Spain, has died. The woman died at the Gregorio Maranon hospital in Madrid, where she had been hospitalized since last September 23, after the forced eviction and on live TV, while on a stretcher, from her home in the Retiro district, where she had lived for 71 years. The news was spread by the Sindicato de Inquilinas, which had supported her in the fight against the eviction: "We regret to communicate that Maricarmen died today - we read in a message on social media - Last September 23rd, as you all know, her eviction took place and since then she had remained in hospital. Although a historic agreement was then reached that would have allowed her to return to her home, this solution came too late", reports the union, which defines the eviction of the old woman "an absolutely avoidable situation, after a torture trial".