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Referring to the rejected bills, the Madrid Tenants’ Union said: “While a historic agreement was reached that would have allowed them to return to their homes, this solution came too late. An absolutely avoidable situation after a torture trial.”
It said the events surrounding her eviction represented a turning point in the country’s history, but added that the cost of getting to this point was “too high”.
“Above all, we will fulfill what she always asked of us: ‘Fight, keep fighting for what is yours,'” it said.
In a video recorded from her hospital bed after her eviction, Maricarmen said: “I did not succeed in defending my home, but I fought so that others can learn to fight for what is theirs.”
“All my love goes out to Maricarmen’s family and his loved ones,” said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. “An attachment also for everyone who today feels this loss as their own.”
The leader of the opposition People’s Party Alberto Núñez Feijóo also sent his condolences to Maricarmen’s loved ones, when he said at X: “No campaign, no parties, no self-interested exploitation. No more stones in the wall.
“Before a person’s death, only respect is in order,” he added.
Demonstrators gathered in one of Madrid’s main squares, Puerta del Sol, after the announcement of Abascal’s death. The site has become a protest camp in the past two weeks.
Protesters in Sol were pictured hugging each other as they lit candles in memory of Abascal on Wednesday evening.
Hundreds marched to the parliament chanting: “the fight continues, Maricarmen lives,” according to AFP.
“Even if she’s dead, a fight has started that won’t stop. It doesn’t matter who rules because they won’t stop us,” said protester Nora Boumghait, 25.
