The order of the Illuminati ( Illuminatenorden in the original German, composite, derived from the Italian illuminati, ' illuminated ' and order ) It is the name given to several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically, the name refers to the Illuminati of Bavaria, 40 clarification organization; age ) a secret society founded may 1, 1776, which expressed opposition to superstition, prejudice, religious about public life, influence the abuses of power of the State and to support the education of women and equality between the sexes. Such organization of the Illuminati was banned, along with other secret societies, by the leadership of the Government of Bavaria, with the support of the Roman Catholic Church, and it was finally dissolved in 1785. In the following years, the Group was vilified by conservative and religious critics who claimed that the members of the Illuminati of Bavaria had regrouped and been responsible for the French Revolution.