Editing Mario Vargas Llosa (section)

=== Spain ===
In February 2008 he ended his support for the [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]] in favour of the recently created [[Union, Progress and Democracy]], claiming that certain conservative views held by the former party are at odds with his classical liberal beliefs. His political ideologies appear in the book ''{{lang|es|[[Política razonable]]}}'', written with [[Fernando Savater]], [[Rosa Díez]], [[Álvaro Pombo]], [[Albert Boadella]], and [[Carlos Martínez Gorriarán]].<ref>{{citation |title=Escritor Mario Vargas Llosa retira su apoyo al PP y pide el voto para UPyD |date=25 February 2008 |url=http://actualidad.terra.es/articulo/escritor_mario_vargas_llosa_pp_2277630.htm |journal=Terra Actualidad |access-date=22 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203031829/http://actualidad.terra.es/articulo/escritor_mario_vargas_llosa_pp_2277630.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2008}}.{{in lang|es}}</ref> He continued to write, both journalism and fiction, and to travel extensively. He also taught as a visiting professor at a number of prominent universities.<ref>These include [[Queen Mary, University of London]], and [[King's College London]], both part of the [[University of London]], the Pullman campus of [[Washington State University]], the [[University of Puerto Rico]] at [[Río Piedras]], [[Columbia University]], [[Harvard University]], [[Princeton University]], [[Georgetown University]], and the [[City University of New York]]. See {{cite web |title=Biographical Sketch |url=http://libweb.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/llosa/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070702194227/http://libweb.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/llosa/ |archive-date=2 July 2007 |access-date=14 April 2008}}. Mario Vargas Llosa Papers. Princeton University Library. Retrieved on 14 April 2008.</ref>

Vargas Llosa was opposed to [[Catalan independence movement|Catalan independence]] from Spain. Attending [[2017 demonstration against Catalan independence|an anti-independence rally in October 2017 in Barcelona]], he said: "Spanish democracy is here to stay. No separatist conspiracy can destroy it."<ref>"[https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-41544565/catalonia-independence-peruvian-nobel-laureate-calls-for-unity-in-spain Catalonia independence: Peruvian Nobel laureate calls for 'unity' in Spain]". BBC News. 8 October 2017.</ref> In 2021, he attended a rally against the [[Trial of Catalonia independence leaders|pardon of the Catalan independence leaders]] in Madrid.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 June 2021 |title=Fotos: La manifestación en Colón para protestar contra los indultos del 'procés', en imágenes |language=es |work=[[El País]] |url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2021/06/13/album/1623578204_036328.html |access-date=22 August 2021 |issn=1134-6582}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 June 2021 |title=Los rostros más conocidos en la plaza de Colón contra los indultos |url=https://www.elespanol.com/espana/politica/20210613/rostros-conocidos-plaza-colon-indultos/588721127_3.html |access-date=22 August 2021 |website=[[El Español]] |language=es}}</ref>