[DOC] [TLE] Corsica - Wikipedia [PAR] Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of 
France. It is located ... Bastia, the prefecture city of Haute-Corse, is the second-
largest settlement in ... Napoleon was born in 1769 in the Corsican capital of 
Ajaccio. .... in the mainland and in the colonies, the prospect of serving the 
French army... [DOC] [TLE] Ajaccio - Wikipedia [PAR] Ajaccio is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and 
head office of the Collectivit territoriale de Corse (capital city of Corsica). It is 
also the largest settlement on the island. Ajaccio is located on the west coast of 
the island of Corsica, 210 nautical ..... Today Ajaccio is the capital of Corsica and 
the main town of the island and... [DOC] [TLE] Corsica | island and territorial collectivity, France | Britannica.com [PAR] May 19, 2015 ... Collectivit territoriale (territorial collectivity) of France and island in the 
Mediterranean Sea embracing (from 1976) the ... Ajaccio is the capital. .... when 
Greeks from Phocaea in Asia Minor founded the town of Alalia on the east coast. 
... Bitter struggles between the Genoese and Corsica's native feudal... [DOC] [TLE] Ajaccio | France | Britannica.com [PAR] Ajaccio, town, capital of Corse-du-Sud dpartement, Corsica rgion, France, and 
Mediterranean port, on the west coast of the island of Corsica. Napoleon's ... The 
original settlement of Ajax was founded by the Romans 2 miles (3 km) north of 
the present site, to which the town was removed by the Genoese in 1492. Save 
for... [DOC] [TLE] Kingdoms of Italy - Corsi (Corsica) - The History Files [PAR] The island, in the western Mediterranean, has been occupied since the 
Palaeolithic period, ... were strongly influenced by various ancient invaders and 
colonists. ... The Corsi were a group of Italics who settled on the island of Corsica, 
which is ..... He was born in the capital, Ajaccio, and would rise to become 
France's most... [DOC] [TLE] The Social Contract Corsican Capers - Island Separatists Highlight ... [PAR] Genoese control of the island had been heavy-handed and marked by repeated 
revolts. ... Annexing Corsica, France acquired a most beautiful Mediterranean 
island, blessed ... New settlers have shown no inclination to learn Corsican, a 
regional ... the Prefect of Corsica, was gunned down on a street in the capital, 
Ajaccio,... [DOC] [TLE] France's Colonial Island: Corsica and the Empire - H-France [PAR] 2 Marien Martini, Les Corses dans l'expansion franaise (Ajaccio, 1953), 13. See 
also ... province that has settled the colonies, all the colonies. The colonies are a 
... France's takeover of the island from Genoa was the outcome of ... new, if even 
more short-lived, colonial empire across the Mediterranean in Malta,. Egypt and... [DOC] [TLE] Ajaccio, Corsica Mediterranean - Silversea [PAR] silversea mediterranean cruise ajaccio beach france ... and cultural hub, the 
largest city and regional capital of Ajaccio is situated on the west coast of the 
island,... [DOC] [TLE] I Muvrini and Corsica - 8000 years of History - - TerraCorsa.info [PAR] The first settlers on Corsica were Greeks from Phocaea on the coast of Asia ... In 
565 B.C. they founded the colony of Alalia (now Alria) on the east coast of the 
island, ... and Etruscans, which limited their expansion in the western 
Mediterranean. ... Pippin the Short of France engaged in a successful campaign 
against the... [DOC] [TLE] Ajaccio, Corsica: The Birthplace Of Napoleon Bonaparte [PAR] Ajaccio is the capital of the territory of Corsica, the island off the shores of ... Port 
of Ajaccio, Corsica, France - Ajaccio is the capital of Corsica best know ... The 
magnificent gulf of Ajaccio encouraged the first ancient inhabitants to settle ... The 
city changed hands throughout history and the establishment of Genoese colony 
in... [DOC] [TLE] Corsica - Encyclopedia - Theodora [PAR] On the eastern side of the island, between Bastia and Porto Vecchio, there .... 
The principal

Question: Ajaccio, capital of this French Mediterranean island, was settled by Genoese colonists
Answer: Corsica