History of Corsica government granted the island of Corsica limited autonomy, launching a process of devolution in an attempt to end the push for nationalism. Corsica served as the start of the 2013 Tour de France, the first time that the event was staged on the island. History of Corsica That the history of Corsica has been influenced by its strategic position at the heart of the western Mediterranean and its maritime routes, only from Sardinia, from the Isle of Elba, from the coast of Tuscany and from the French port of Nice, was first proposed by the 19th-century German theorist, Friedrich Ratzel.
Medieval Corsica of Massa, to put a stop to the turmoil. A Count of Cinarca was reinstated and the war between Malaspina, Cinarca, Pisa, and Genoa dragged on with no side gaining the mastery until 1298, when Pope Boniface VIII formally bestowed the "regnum Corsicae", Kingdom of Corsica, on James II of Aragon along with the "regnum Sardiniae", Kingdom of Sardinia. In 1325, James finally set out to conquer his dual island kingdom. Sardinia was attacked and the Pisans were destroyed. Unable to sustain themselves at sea, their fortunes in Corsica fell off abruptly. No comparable campaign, however, was launched at Corsica