About Galles Chevrolet | Serving Albuquerque, Los Lunas, Moriarty, and Santa Fe, NM The Galles family has been an intricate part of transportation in New Mexico since Nicholas Galles arrived in the territory via the Santa Fe Trail and set up business as a wagon-maker in the mid 1800's. The family’s leading role in the state’s emerging automotive industry was cemented in 1908, when H.L. Galles, Sr., founded Galles Motor Company, eventually selling the first 11 cars in the New Mexico Territory, and laying the foundation for what is now the oldest and largest family automotive business in the State.