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Could Maricarmen’s eviction force Spain’s high rental costs to change? - The Christian Science Monitor

·Oct 2, 2026
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Evictions are a daily occurrence across Spain, rarely drawing much public attention. Until last week, that is. The entire population watched in shock as an elderly woman was pulled out of the Madrid apartment – where she had lived since 1956 – on a stretcher. Police beat protesters attempting to stop the eviction of María del Carmen Abascal, now known countrywide as Maricarmen. What began as one woman’s story quickly morphed into something much bigger. Protesters took to the streets in Madrid and beyond, their anger fueled not just by Ms. Abascal’s treatment, but by the skyrocketing housing prices that many cannot afford themselves.

Over a thousand people are now camped in Madrid’s most central square in a scale not seen since 2011, in the aftermath of the financial collapse. In addition to an end to evictions, they are demanding lower rental prices, indefinite leases with significant protections for renters, and the expropriation of properties owned by “vulture funds.”“Maricarmen was the straw that broke the camel’s back,” says student protester Noha Hamdoun. “But this has been building for years.

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