87-Year-Old Woman Linked to Spain's Housing Costs Dies in Madrid

María del Carmen Abascal, called Maricarmen, died Oct. 7, 2026 at Hospital Gregorio Marañón in Madrid, the renters' group Sindicato de Inquilinas said. The 87-year-old had lived in the same Madrid home since 1955 until she was forced to leave, with police breaking down her door. Many saw her story as a picture of Spain's housing crisis.