 Euclides and thirty of his village folk, in particular those from Galiena came in contact with the Trapezuntine association ‘Enosis' (Union) and immediately armed themselves.They also waited for help from a Greek body that was said to have been preparing itself in the Caucasus.Theodosis Himonidis travelled from Trapezunta to Santa to organise a general assembly in order to organise a central committee for defense.