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Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died
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María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalized. (Image credit: Bernat Armangue)
María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalized. (Image credit: Bernat Armangue)
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