Referring to the rejected bills, the Madrid Tenants’ Union said: “While a historic agreement was reached that would have allowed her to return to her home, this solution has come too late. An absolutely avoidable situation after a torturing process.”
It said the events surrounding her eviction represented a turning point in the country’s history, but added that the cost to get to this point had been “too high”.
“Above all, we will fulfil what she always asked of us: ‘fight, keep fighting for what is yours,'” it said.
In a video recorded from her hospital bed following her eviction, Maricarmen said: “I haven’t managed to defend my home, but I have fought so that others can learn to fight for what’s theirs.”
“All my love goes to Maricarmen’s family and loved ones,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said. “A hug as well to everyone who today feels this loss as their own.”
Opposition People’s Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo also sent his condolences to Maricarmen’s loved ones, as he said on X: “No campaign, no parties, no self-interested exploitation. No more stones in the wall.
“In the face of a person’s death, only respect is in order,” he added.
Protesters gathered at one of Madrid’s main squares, Puerta del Sol, following the announcement of Abascal’s death. The site has become a protest encampment over the last two weeks.
Protesters in Sol were pictured embracing one another as they lit candles in memory of Abascal on Wednesday evening.
Hundreds marched to parliament chanting: “the struggle continues, Maricarmen lives”, according to AFP.
“Even though she’s dead, a struggle has begun that will not stop. It doesn’t matter who governs, because they will not stop us,” one protester, Nora Boumghait, 25, said.
