This work presents a transcription of an unpublished text written by the Chilean politician and writer Manuel Antonio Matta in 1861. The text contains notes regarding the life and work of his older brother, the Chilean lawyer and journalist Francisco de Paula Matta, a writer associated with the Chilean Literary Movement known as the Generation of 1842.Este trabajo presenta una transcripción de un texto inédito escrito en 1861 por el político y escritor chileno Manuel Antonio Matta. El texto contiene apuntes sobre la vida y obra de su hermano mayor, el abogado y publicista chileno Francisco de Paula Matta, un escritor vinculado al movimiento literario chileno de la Generación de 1842.