The cut [edit]. Although American butchers may label a cut of meat London broil, the term does not refer to a specific cut of meat but to a method of preparation and cookery. Butchers may label top round steak or roast as London broil.
Encomienda: Spanish Slavery in the New World. The Encomienda System was established in response to the colonists' need for Indian labour, but became the most destructive system in the history of Spanish America. When the Spanish arrived in the New World, they brought with them a set of customs and traditions from their old Spain. One of the systems that were commonly practiced in Western Europe was forced labour. In Spain, this was knownas the Encomienda system.
In his book The Encomienda in New Spain, historian Lesley Byrd Simpson gives and overall view of the system and gives a brief introduction as to how the system came into existence in the New World. Simpson begins the book by talking about the idea of transplanting institutions and habits of life to the New World from Europe.