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Spanish housing activist (1938-2026)
María del Carmen Abascal, known mononymously as Maricarmen, was a Spanish retired secretary and housing activist who gained national attention for her almost seven-year fight to retain her rent-controlled apartment. Her removal from her home while in a stretcher on September 23, 2026 sparked massive protests across Spain. She died on October 7, 2026, just hours before she was set to sign a contract permitting her to return to her apartment with a similar rent price to what she had previously had.
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Capital and largest city of Spain
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It had a population of over 3.4 million in the city proper in 2025, and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.8 million. Madrid is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), after Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU, after Paris. The municipality covers an area of 605.77 square kilometres (233.89 sq mi). Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about 660 metres (2,170 ft) above mean sea level.
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