X-Files

On May 1, 1776, the first meeting of the Illuminati took place in Bavaria.

Inspired by Freemasonry and Enlightenment philosophy, this secret group of noblemen, politicians, and writers aimed to create “a state of liberty and moral equality.”

But how did a Bavarian professor named Adam Weishaupt end up creating the group that would be at the center of two centuries of conspiracy theories?

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