María Jesús Plaza

María Jesús Plaza, a 60-year-old fashion designer and seamstress from Valencia, has been living in her family's historic home since birth, a residence that has been in her family for over a century. Since the property was sold to a French investment fund in 2020, she has faced increasing pressure to vacate her home, as most of her neighbors accepted compensation and left. Despite receiving threats and coercive tactics from representatives of the investment fund, she refuses to leave, citing her valid lease until 2029. Recently, her belongings were thrown down the stairwell of her building in what she claims was an act of intimidation aimed at forcing her out. The situation has escalated into a legal battle, drawing attention from local media and political figures who are rallying to support her cause.