At the moment, protests continue in Madrid, with many protesters holding signs and banners that say “Maricarmen against the vultures.” “Maricarmen, you are not alone.” Or “Not one more Maricarmen.” Not one more Maricarmen. The story focuses on the Retiro neighborhood of the Spanish capital, one of the elegant and desirable areas of the capital, next to the Prado Museum and the so-called Golden Triangle of Art. Maricarmen Abascal, 87 years old, lived there in an apartment from the 1950s. On Wednesday she was evicted by the owners of the apartment, a real estate organization. Their long-term lease had expired. There have been protests to prevent this from happening, which have morphed into protests to prevent it from happening to others and achieve better social protections in one of Europe’s most desirable cities, with a housing deficit. The government blames the city council; The Madrid City Council blames the Government.