María del Carmen Abascal eviction
The gist
Police in Madrid evicted 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal from her flat of 71 years.
Her case became the flashpoint for Spain's nationwide tenant-protection protests.
How it unfolded
- 1956María del Carmen Abascal begins living in the flat at 46 Alcalde Sainz de Baranda Street in Madrid's Retiro district, under a lease her father signed.
- Mar 2018Real estate company Urbagestión Desarrollo e Inversión acquires ownership of the apartment building for €247,000 ($280,787).
- Mar 2020Urbagestión sues to end Abascal's tenancy.