[a][1] This newspaper was founded and edited by Michele Castelli,[b] and it supported the pro-Spanish faction in the politic of the Republic of Genoa.

The news about Genoa was limited to a few lines about the main public events, and no advertisement was present.

[3] The printer, not always indicated, was Pier Giovanni Calenzano except for the issue of 17 February 1640 printed by Gio.

[3] In 1642 another newspaper started to be printed in Genoa with the same name: it was edited by Alessandro Botticelli and tied to the pro-French faction.

[7] Starting from 1640 the newspaper Genova was illegally copied and printed in Florence by Amador Massi and Lorenzo Landi.