BIOGRAPHY

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Horacio de la Costa portrait, Loyola School of Theology, LHS, Loyola Schools.
Born	Horacio V. de la Costa May 9, 1916 Mauban, Quezon, Philippines
Died	March 20, 1977 (aged 60) Quezon City, Philippines
Occupation	Writer and historian

Horacio de la Costa (May 9, 1916 – March 20, 1977) was the first Filipino Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines, and a recognized authority in Philippine and Asian culture and history.

A brilliant writer, scholar, and historian, Horacio de la Costa was born in Maúban, Quezon on May 9, 1916 to Judge Sixto de la Costa and Emiliana Villamayor. Ordained a Jesuit priest at the age of 30, he became, at age 55, the first Filipino provincial superior of this religious order, the Society of Jesus.