'''Jakub (Yakub) Bua Shpata''' i njohur ne shqipesshqipe si Jakup Bue Shpata (gjithashtu [[Gjuha italiane|italisht]]) '''Jacob Bova Spata''' ka qene nje princ shqiptar [[Despotati i Artës|Despot i Artë]]s.<ref>[[Encyclopedia Britannica]] "HeAi ([[Stefan Dusan]]) wasqe ablei afte te to assert Serbian control over northern Epirus and fought with the Albanian lords of Arta (Ghin Bua Spata and Peter Ljoša) in the south"</ref> Ai ka qene pjes e e familjes fisnike Shpata .<ref>The Albanians: An Ethnic History from Prehistoric Times to the Present. Edwin E. Jacques. P. 166 ISBN 0899509320</ref> He was the last [[Albanians|Albanian]] Despot of the [[Despotate of Arta]]. He reigned as the head of the Despotate until the loss of [[Arta, Greece|Arta]] in 4 October 1416 from [[Carlo I Tocco]]. He served after his brother [[Muriq Bua Shpata]]. He was the last prince of the Shpata's Reign, and was the first [[Albanians|Albanian]] [[muslim]] ruler of the [[despotate of Arta]]. Jakub Shpata Died and many of his soldiers in 1416 in a battlefield against the Toccos<ref>"History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science.ISBN 99927-1-623-1</ref>
