Maricarmen, the 87-year-old Madrid tenant whose eviction sparked protests, died in hospital on Wednesday. Her death has intensified outrage over Spain’s housing crisis and renewed pressure on political leaders.

Hundreds marched to parliament chanting: “The struggle continues, Maricarmen lives.”

Maricarmen ​Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing ​protests in Spain, has died, Madrid's tenants' union said on Wednesday. Massive protests following Abascal's eviction spiralled…

María del Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home sparked protests across Spain, has died.

87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal’s death after eviction sparks Spain housing protests and calls for election, strike, and housing reform.

87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal’s death after eviction sparks Spain housing protests and calls for election, strike, and housing reform.

María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalised.