Claim: Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto members were born in San Jacinto, Colombia which included Miguel Antonio Hernández Vásquez, Juan and José Lara, Pedro Nolasco Mejía and Manuel de Jesus "Mañe" Serpa and began touring Colombia in the 1950s, managed by Manuel Zapata Olivella (17 March 1920 – Bogota, 19 November 2004), a doctor, anthropologist and writer.
Evidence: Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto's members were born in San Jacinto in the Colombian Department of Bolívar in the 1940s. Miguel Antonio Hernández Vásquez also known as "Toño" Fernández, assembled a group of San Jacinto musicians including Juan and José Lara, Pedro Nolasco Mejía and Manuel de Jesus "Mañe" Serpa who formed the group's official line-up. From the 1950s onwards, they began touring Colombia, managed by writer and researcher Manuel Zapata Olivella. Manuel Zapata Olivella (Santa Cruz of Lorica, Córdoba, 17 March 1920 – Bogota, 19 November 2004) was a doctor, anthropologist and Colombian writer.