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Madrid mourns evicted retiree, 'icon' of Spain housing protests

Tens of thousands of mourners marched through Madrid on Thursday in tribute to a Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked national housing protests that culminated in the calling of early elections. The death of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal on Wednesday produced tears and anger in the Spanish capital's emblematic Puerta del Sol square, the epicentre of the movement where hundreds are camping in protest.

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Old tree doesn't transplant it.

We cannot forget Maricarsen's legacy. Your fight. Your resistance. His desire that we fight for our rights because otherwise they will be taken away. And we're not gonna stop

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Spain mourns Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction sparked housing protests

Protests and anger have grown across Spain after the death of an 87-year-old woman in the wake of her eviction from her home. Maricarmen Abascal was thrown out of her home of seven decades in what became the "cause celebre" of Spain's housing crisis. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid.

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"You cannot evict a memory": Spain marches in memory of Maricarren Abascal

In Madrid, marches and homenajes continue in memory of Maricarren Abascal, the retired woman whose eviction ignited protests for housing in Spain. At the Puerta del Sol, where hundreds of people camp to make their claims visible, small tributes have been raised with flowers, candles and messages for Maricarsen. Meanwhile, political opposition sectors refused to observe a minute of silence for 87-year-old women. From the ground, our correspondent Marina Colorado tells us more.

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Until always, Maricarren

He could have died in silence, but he chose to fight and become eternal: he named two decrees, laid down a government and inspired a strike that could be seen in history.