Usagevpn.com – Maricarmen Abascal, the Madrid pensioner whose battle to remain in the home she had occupied for seven decades became a powerful symbol of Spain’s housing emergency, has died. Her struggle transformed a personal eviction case into a national rallying point, drawing vast crowds to demonstrations and intensifying pressure on the government to act.

Abascal lived in her flat in the Retiro district of Madrid for 70 years. Her situation gained national attention after her rent rose beyond what she could afford, placing her at risk of losing the home that had long been at the centre of her life. For many people facing rising rents and limited housing options, her experience came to represent wider fears about affordability, displacement and security for tenants.…