A family of Cuban origin was evicted this Thursday from a home they had illegally occupied in Garcihernández, a small municipality in the Tierra de Alba region, in the province of Salamanca, which has just over 400 inhabitants.
The episode kept the community on edge for over fifteen hours and prompted dozens of residents to gather, who bid farewell to the Cubans with applause and some xenophobic shouts such as "go back to your damn country" or "piece of shit blacks."
The insults were preferred in the presence of the Civil Guard, which prompted a call for calm from some officers.
How did the occupation happen?
On Wednesday afternoon, in broad daylight, a group of individuals used a power saw to cut the lock on the patio door of a house on Plata Street to gain access to the interior, as reported by local media.
A neighbor had previously observed how a man and a woman were watching the area before forcing their way in.
The property, which had belonged to Margarita's deceased uncle, had been put up for sale that Monday and still displayed the “FOR SALE” sign on the facade.
“She said she had been here for three days, and that is completely false because the house is for sale, and the real estate agency came yesterday,” declared Margarita on the Instagram account @instaradioarte, as reported by La Gaceta de Salamanca.
Regarding the composition of the group, the data varied throughout the day: Margarita initially described two adults, three minors, and a dog, while the live follow-up from Salamanca24horas reported a total of four adults and four minors who ultimately left the building.
The night of tension and the deployment of the Civil Guard
Upon learning of the occupation, dozens of neighbors spontaneously gathered in front of the house, shouting for the occupants to leave.
The situation escalated when a man emerged from the building wielding a screwdriver, as residents urged them to leave the house.
The Civil Guard deployed up to eight patrols to calm the tensions and prevent a direct confrontation.
The occupants placed furniture against the windows and lowered the blinds to make access from the street more difficult, and they argued that, since it was not a permanent residence, their entry did not constitute home invasion.
The Civil Guard also informed the owners that other individuals had attempted to enter additional homes in the village that same night.
The Town Hall alerted residents through its social media: “It is recommended that anyone who has a house with those characteristics should try to protect it,” the municipal accounts posted.
The eviction and the owner's tears
After several hours of negotiations on Thursday, the occupants informed the agents of their intention to gather their belongings and leave.
Minutes before 3:00 PM, the family left the property to the applause of the neighbors gathered in the street.
According to Salamanca24horas, the occupants were taken by the Civil Guard to the capital of Salamanca, where an NGO would take care of them.
Margarita received the news visibly excited.
“We have succeeded”, he declared to La Gaceta de Salamanca, expressing gratitude for the support from the neighbors, the actions of the agents, and the coverage by the media.
Other cases of occupation in Spain involving Cuban citizens
The case of Garcihernández is not the first in Spain involving individuals of Cuban descent in situations of illegal occupation.
In January 2026, a Cuban woman with two young children was barricaded in a luxury home with a pool in Mallorca, while the owners incurred over 1,000 euros per month in expenses without receiving any rent.
In November 2024, Spain deported a Cuban who had been occupying luxury chalets in Marbella and Estepona, renting them out to drug traffickers.
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