levantamiento

Levantamiento is a Spanish noun derived from the verb levantar. It denotes the action or result of lifting, raising, or elevating something. In everyday language, it can refer to a physical act, such as the levantamiento de una carga (lifting a load), or to the act of people getting up or rising, as in levantamiento de un niño de la cama.

In political and social contexts, levantamiento commonly means an uprising, insurrection, or popular movement against an authority or government. It is used to describe organized or spontaneous acts of opposition, which may be violent or nonviolent. The term is often used with historical references to regional or national uprisings.

In geography and earth science, levantamiento describes uplift of the earth's surface due to tectonic, volcanic, or isostatic processes. It can refer to long-term elevation of terrain, such as mountain building or coastal uplift.

In surveying and cartography, levantamiento topográfico or levantamiento planimétrico refers to the process of surveying land, measuring elevations, positions, and features to produce maps and plans.

In legal and administrative language, the term can appear in phrases such as levantamiento de activos, levante de cargas or levantamiento de embargos, indicating the lifting or removal of constraints, though terminology varies by jurisdiction.