José Maria Emirto de Lima

José María Emirto de Lima y Sintiago (25 January 1890 – 14 August 1972) was a Dutch (Most likely a Dutch national at the time.)

De Lima was a teacher in a music academy in the city and was at one point the Honorary Consul in Barranquilla for the countries of Honduras and Liberia. He later released his first music compositions in 1911 and became a conductor for radio the following decade. Most of his works were in the Antillean waltz and Mazurka styles.

In Colombia, de Lima became the first person to publish local traditional music, listing down songs and oral traditions around the country and released it under the title of "Folklore Colombiano" in 1942. He had also founded the Philharmonic Orchestra of Barranquilla and produced compositions with the orchestra in 1943. During his career, he had composed multiple ballets and concertos, and critiqued music. After being involved in a traffic accident, de Lima succumbed to his injuries on 14 August 1972 in Colombia. His injuries were left untreated due to inadequate resources in his area needed to heal him.