The Facultad de Derecho is the Law School of the National University of Rosario, and is located in the former Palace of Justice Building, a Rosario landmark and a National Historic Monument. On June 27, 1959, an institution for the teaching of law was created in Rosario, as a result of the demands made by the law students from Rosario who had to travel daily to Santa Fe, located 170 km to the north, in order to attend classes. This institution was a dependence of the National University of the Littoral, which is based in the city of Santa Fe. On February 15, 1967, Resolution Nº 75 was passed by Dr. Carlos María Gelly y Obes, the National education minister. As a consequence of this, the "institution for the teaching of law" became the Law School. Nevertheless, it was still dependent of the Santa Fe's National University of the Littoral. The Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR) was created by law N°17.987, passed on November 29, 1968. It began operating as such on December 16 of the same year. The incorporation of the Law School to this newly-created local University was imminent.