Maricarmen, Whose Eviction Sparked Housing Protests Across Spain, Dies at 87

María del Carmen Abascal Martín, an 87-year-old Spanish woman known as Maricarmen whose eviction led to massive housing protests and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calling early elections, died this week, before she could return to her longtime home from the hospital. In a joint statement cited by El País, the Madrid Tenants' Union, Abascal's family, and…