Complex sentence: In "Orígenes portorriqueños", Ramírez Brau speculates that Cofresí's time aboard "El Scipión" or seeing a family member become a privateer may have influenced his decision to become a pirate after the crew's pay was threatened by the lawsuit.
Split into simpler sentences: In "Orígenes portorriqueños", Ramírez Brau questions if Cofresí's time aboard "El Scipión", or if seeing a family member become a privateer, influenced his decision to become a pirate. If this was the case, he likely turned to piracy after the crew's pay was threatened by the lawsuit.