Authorship
De la Costa was the author of a number of books, particularly on Philippine culture and history, which revealed his nationalistic bent, among which are:
- The Jesuits in the Philippines, 1581-1768
- The Trial of Dr. Rizal, an edited translation of W.E. Retana’s transcription of the official Spanish documents
- Recent Oriental History
- Readings in Philippines History
- The Background of Nationalism, and Other Essays
- Asia and the Philippines
He also contributed numerous articles on these subjects to various local and foreign scholarly publications, such as Philippine Social Sciences and Humanities Review, Bulletin of the Philippine Historical Association, Hispanic American Historical Review, Comment, Science Review, Theological Studies, and Philippine Studies. The Catholic Encyclopedia carries his article on the Philippines.
In 1965, he was presented the Republic Heritage Award by the then Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal for his historical writings. In 1971 he became General Assistant to the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Pedro Arrupe, in Rome.
Fr. de le Costa was one of the founding members of the Philippine Academy of Science and Humanities, as well as the International Association of Historians of Asia. He was also a member of the National Research Council of the Philippines, Philippine Bibliographical Society, Philippine Historical Association and the National Historical Society of the National Historical Commission.
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