Christopher Columbus was a citizen of a monarchy.
A citizen of the Republic of Genoa , under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean .	Genoa	Genoa	Republic of Genoa	Republic of Genoa	Catholic Monarchs	Catholic Monarchs	Spain	Spanish Empire	four voyages	Voyages of Christopher Columbus
The Republic of Genoa -LRB- Repbrica de Zna / re ` pybrika ` de ` ze : na / , Latin : Res Publica Ianuensis , Repubblica di Genova -RRB- was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast , incorporating Corsica from 1347 to 1768 , and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean .	Latin	latin language	Italian	Italy	Genoa	Genoa	Liguria	Liguria	Corsica	Corsica
